Structural validation of system dynamics and agent-based simulation models

Simulation in Wider Europe - 19th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, ECMS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 481-485

  Qudrat Ullah, Hassan ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Simulation; Structural validity; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED SIMULATION MODELS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; MICRO-LEVEL STRUCTURES; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY ISSUES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; STRUCTURAL VALIDITY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; VALIDITY TESTS;

GLOBAL WARMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEM THEORY; URBAN PLANNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84856535149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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