Using Qualitative Evidence to Inform the Specification of Agent-Based Models
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Using Qualitative Evidence to Inform the Specification of Agent-Based Models
This is an introduction to the special section of JASSS on the above topic. It argues for the importance of qualitative evidence in social science, and particularly in the specification of agent-based models. It ends by suggesting some criteria for judging methods for using qualitative evidence for this purpose.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1460-7425
DOI: 10.18564/jasss.2762