Multiobjective Genetic Programming Can Improve the Explanatory Capabilities of Mechanism-Based Models of Social Systems
The generative approach to social science, in which agent-based simulations (or other complex systems models) are executed to reproduce a known social phenomenon, is an important tool for realist explanation. However, a generative model, when suitably calibrated and validated using empirical data, r...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi-Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Complexity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8923197 |