Validation
Routing Summary
This folder covers the challenges of validating agent-based models. Contains 1 note.
- Need validation challenges, Merson’s criterion, and the plausibility standard? → ABM Validation Challenges
Concept Map
| Concept | Note | Type | Depends On | Key Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Validation challenges | ABM Validation Challenges | concept | ABM Calibration Overview | Insufficient data, input-output mismatch, stochasticity; plausibility standard |
Notes
- ABM Validation Challenges — CONTAINS: Merson’s criterion, Troitzsch’s systematic validation difficulty, input-output mismatch, stochastic variation, validation strategies across papers, plausibility standard
Sources
- abm_word_of_mouth.pdf — Bonabeau (2002) validation discussion
- abm_human_behaviour.pdf — Ben Said et al. (2002) Merson citation
- abm_consumer.pdf — Karakaya et al. (2011) Troitzsch citation