Computerized simulation in the social sciences: A survey and evaluation

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-279

  Garson, David G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Decision theaters; Evaluation; Modeling; Network models; Neural networks; Replication; Simulation; Social sciences; Spatial modeling; Systems dynamics; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 63449133931     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878108322225     Document Type: Article

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