Distinguishing facts and artifacts in group-based modeling

Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 295-320

  Skardhamar, Torbjørn ^a  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

General theories; Group based modeling; Modeling strategies; Simulation; Taxonomic theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950226301     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2010.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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