How to Keep it Adequate: A Validation Protocol for Agent-Based Simulation

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurichen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationLeibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economiesen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJames Hutton Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysisen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBoston Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Hohenheimen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationResearch Institute for Knowledge Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationDelft University of Technologyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationThünen Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes and Dryland Cerealsen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryAustriaen_US
cg.coverage.countryEgypten_US
cg.coverage.countryGermanyen_US
cg.coverage.countryNetherlandsen_US
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cg.coverage.regionWestern Europeen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Europeen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Americaen_US
cg.creator.identifierQuang Bao Le: 0000-0001-8514-1088en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4161475en_US
cg.issn1556-5068en_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 4 - Quality educationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on landen_US
dc.contributor.authorTroost, Christianen_US
dc.contributor.authorBell, Andrewen_US
dc.contributor.authorDelden, Hedwigen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuber, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.authorFilatova, Tatianaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLe, Quang Baoen_US
dc.contributor.authorLippe, Melvinen_US
dc.contributor.authorNiamir, Leilaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPolhill, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSun, Zhanlien_US
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Thomasen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-09T20:04:04Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-02-09T20:04:04Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/128616en_US
dc.titleHow to Keep it Adequate: A Validation Protocol for Agent-Based Simulationen_US
dcterms.abstractAgent-based models are used in a huge diversity of contexts, which complicates the establishment of a shared understanding of model validity and adequate methods for model construction, inference and validation. Starting from the tenet that model validity can only be judged with respect to a well-defined purpose and context, we conceptualise validation as systematically substantiating the premises on which conclusions from simulation analysis for a specific context are built. We revisit the premises of empirical and structural validation and argue that validation should not be understood as an isolated step in the modelling process. Rather, sound conclusions from simulation analysis require context-adequate choices at all steps of simulation analysis. To facilitate communication, we develop a protocol of guiding questions to analyse the modelling context, choose appropriate methods at each step, document the premises involved in a specific simulation analysis, and demonstrate the adequacy of the model for its context.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2022-07-13en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTroost, C. Bell, A. R. van Delden, H. Huber, R. Filatova, T. Le, Q. B. Lippe, M. Niamir, L. Polhill, J. G. Sun, Z. and Berger, T. (2022). How to Keep it Adequate: A Validation Protocol for Agent-Based Simulation. Preprint article available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4161475 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4161475en_US
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dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSSRNen_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 1 no povertyen_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 2 zero hungeren_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 15 life on landen_US
dcterms.subjectgoal 4 quality educationen_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
dcterms.subjectpoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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