Elements of a documentation framework for agent-based simulation models

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 441-474

  Triebig, Cornelia ^a   Klügl, Franziska ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Documentation; Methodology

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED SIMULATION MODELS; COMPLEX BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; HIGH DEGREE OF FREEDOM; LEVEL OF DETAIL; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION PARADIGM;

METADATA; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 67651238357     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969720902922459     Document Type: Article

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