Errors and artefacts in agent-based modelling

JASSS

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Galán, José Manuel ^a   Izquierdo, Luis R ^a   Izquierdo, Segismundo S ^a   Santos, José Ignacio ^a   del Olmo, Ricardo ^a   López Paredes, Adolfo ^a   Edmonds, Bruce ^a  

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Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Artefact; Error; Modelling roles; Replication; Verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549088257     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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