Ethical issues in modeling: Some reflections
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Ethical issues in modeling: Some reflections
Ethics are involved in a model’s purposes (for example, the purpose might be to increase a heroin dealer’s profits). These purposes imply consideration of the various stakeholders (modelers, users, public) and their values. Ethics also concern professional standards of conduct for the modelers. These standards require that the modelers validate the model assumptions. Hence, modelers should prov...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Operational Research
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0377-2217
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-2217(00)00024-2