Agent-based models

by G. Nigel Gilbert

"Agent-Based Models is a short, straightforward primer that introduces an increasingly popular form of modeling in the social sciences. Reviewing a range of examples, author Nigel Gilbert gives practical advice on how to design and build agent-based models. The book also considers practical issues such as planning a modeling project, verification, validation, and how to structure a scholarly article reporting the results of agent-based modeling."--BOOK JACKET.