The Significance of Initial Conditions in Simulations

K. K. Fung () and Shekhar Vemuri ()
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Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2003, vol. 6, issue 3, 9

Abstract: Although initial conditions often significantly affect simulation results, little attention has been paid to test model sensitivity to them. A visual demonstration of the significance of initial conditions using a simplified tissue-growth model may bring overdue attention to this common omission.

Keywords: initial conditions; model sensitivity; AgentSheets; Maruyama; second cybernetics; tissue growth; cell growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-06-30
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