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Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling - Marco A. Janssen

Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling

By Marco A. Janssen

  • Release Date: 2020-02-03
  • Genre: Computers

Description

This textbook provides a practical introduction to agent-based modeling using NetLogo based on 15 years of teaching this methodology to students in the life and social sciences. Agent-based modeling is increasingly used by social and life scientists in their research and teaching. Agent-based modeling is discussed in this book as a research tool in tandem with other methodologies, as such attention is given to modeling as a scientific method.<br>
The book first describes basic concepts and introduces you to NetLogo. Then gets you more familiar with modeling and NetLogo by exploring several classic agent-based models. Further, we discuss methods to analyze models using sensitivity analysis and calibration. We close with a series of chapters on ecosystem management, and diffusion of viruses, and gossip and innovations in networks.<br>
Each chapter uses practical examples with NetLogo models, and those models are freely available to the readers.

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