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This book provides an overview of soical science simulation as a tool for modelling and theory building. It is shown how simulation may be applied to the analysis of social and economic problems using techniques such as multi-agent simulation, cellular automata and multi-level modelling. Particular attention is paid to the sensitivity analysis of model parameters. The book also describes the architecture and user interfaces of several simulation tools. The book is based on an international conference that brought together social scientists and computer scientists engaged in a wide range of simulation approaches. It represents a report on the state of the art in social science simulation.

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Author:   Ramzi Suleiman ,  Klaus G. Troitzsch ,  Nigel Gilbert ,  K.G. Troitzch (University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany)
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.605kg
ISBN:  

9783790812657

ISBN 10:   379081265
Pages:   387
Publication Date:   11 February 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Simulations as Tools for Modelling and Theory Building.- 1 Models, Processes and Algorithms: Towards a Simulation Toolkit.- 2 Questions in the Methodology of Artificial Societies.- 3 Computer Assisted Interfacing: On the Use of Computer Simulation for Theory Construction.- 4 Interactive Neural Networks as Tools for Modeling Social Systems.- II Multi-Agent Based Simulations.- 5 SMASS: A Serial Multi-Agent System for Social Simulion.- 6 PECS: A Reference Model for the Simulation of Multi-Agent Systems.- 7 Bedrock: Building Multi-Agent Simulation Applications.- 8 Diversity in Strategies of Partnership Formation.- III Game Theory and Cellular Automata.- 9 Cellular Automata Models as a Modelling Tool.- 10 Evolution of Learning Rules in Space.- 11 Maintaining Diversity: Simulating the Role of Nonliniarity and Discreteness in Dynamic Social Impact.- 12 Representation Methods and the Emergence of Inter-Group Cooperation.- IV Sensitivity Analysis.- 13 Sensitivity Analysis in the Social Sciences: Problems and Prospects.- 14 Tests of Dynamic Social Models with Time Related Surveys: an Experimental Approach.- 15 What Is the Use of Gossip? A Sensitivity Analysis of the Spreading of Respectful Reputation.- V Applications.- 16 Modelling Greening Investors: Economic Development, Opinion Formation, and Technological Change in a Multilevel Simulation Model.- 17 Microsimulating Farm Business Performance.- 18 Ordering Parameters in the Rule Space of Social Systems.- Biographical Sketches.- Author Index.

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