Computer Simulation Applications: An Introduction

by Marcia Lynn Whicker and Lee Sigelman

This book offers the first thorough coverage of computer simulations, discussing their strengths and weaknesses as a research method. It outlines the steps involved in building a simulation model to help students develop their own work. It explains how to use a simulation model to test hypotheses, how to evaluate and validate a model and the relative advantages of general purpose programming languages versus specialized sensitivity testing. It is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803932456
• ISBN13: 9780803932456
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.