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Abductive Reasoning As The Logic Of
Agent-Based Modelling |
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Authors: |
Matus Halas |
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(2011).ECMS
2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho. European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011 ISBN:
978-0-9564944-2-9 25th
European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Jubilee Conference Krakow,
June 7-10, 2011
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Halas, M. (2011). Abductive Reasoning As The Logic Of Agent-Based Modelling. ECMS 2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho
(pp. 105-111). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011-0105-0111 |
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DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2011-0105-0111 |
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Abstract: |
This paper is focused on
methodological problems implicit in agent-based modelling
of the complex social systems, and in the related multi-agent computer
simulations that are widely used to generate necessary quantitative data.
After describing the consequences of (non)linear
relations and complexity for social science research, I proceed to cope with abductive reasoning as an alternative way of proposing
new hypotheses. Finally, I try to turn this into a general framework for any
research design based on agent-based modelling and
multi-agent simulations within social sciences. |
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