[Swarm-Modelling] ABM validation

[Derek Farren]

Hello Everybody

 

I come from the discrete simulation world, where the model’s validation is a fundamental process. Usually, the models are predictive ones and means comparison is used to validate them.

In all the agent based simulations I have seen there is not much emphasis on its validation…. Maybe it’s because most agent based simulations are explicative and not predictive ones, but, on my eyes, some kind of validation should be done anyway.

Why is that?

 

Thanks,

Derek Farren