Agent-Based Models. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nigel Gilbert.
• Authors: Gilbert, Nigel
• Contents: Series Editor's Introduction; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; 1. The Idea of Agent-Based Modeling; 1.1 Agent-Based Modeling; 1.2 Some Examples; 1.3 The Features of Agent-Based Modeling; 1.4 Other Related Modeling Approaches; 2. Agents, Environments, and Timescales; 2.1 Agents; 2.2 Environments; 2.3 Randomness; 2.4 Time; 2.5 Population learning; 3. Designing an Agent-Based Model; 3.1 Design steps; 3.2 An Example of Developing an Agent-Based Model; 4. Developing an Agent-Based Model; 4.1 Modeling Toolkits, Libraries, Languages, Frameworks, and Environments; 4.2 Using NetLogo to Build Models; 4.3 Building the Collectivities Model Step by Step; 4.4 Verification: Getting Rid of the Bugs; 4.5 Validation; 4.6 Techniques for Validation; 5. Using Agent-Based Models; 5.1 Planning an Agent-Based Modeling Project; 5.2 Reporting Agent-Based Model Research; 5.3 Agent-based models for public policy; Resources; Glossary; References; Index
• Edition: 2nd
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (128 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506355597; 1506355595
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