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Social simulation

Social simulation is a research field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences. The issues explored include problems in computational law, psychology, organizational behavior, sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, geography, engineering, archaeology and linguistics (Takahashi, Sallach & Rouchier 2007).

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Social simulation

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related to References · 85
Social simulation → Actors, Advances, Advancing Social Simulation, Agent Based Modelling, AID, Analysis, Andras, Annual Review, Artificial Life, Artificial Societies, Becht, Beyond Social Simulation, Bibcode, Boundary, Bryden, Cambridge University Press, Carley, Challenge, Christian, Cognition
related to Current research · 43
Social simulation → Agent-based Simulations, Agent-Based Social Simulation, Autonomous Region, Bruch, Consumer Behavior, Emergent World Models Through, ESRC, EU Structural Funds FSE, Europe, Evolutionary, FEDER, Generative, GENESIS, Individual, Infrastructure, It, JISC, Madrid, Mare's, Market
related to External links · 25
Social simulation → Agent Based Social Simulation, AmericasASSA, Artificial Societies, AssociationCSSSA, AssociationJoSC, Center, CNR, Computational Analysis, Dublin IrelandCASOS, ItalyDynamics Lab University College, JASSS, National Research Council, NCeSS WikiCentre, Organizational Systems, Research, Social, Social ComplexityEntry, Social SimulationESSA, Society, SurreyLaboratory
related to Topics · 12
Social simulation → Artificial Societies, Economics, Here, Institutions, Journal, Kim, Knowledge, Pierre Bourdieu, Robert Axelrod, Robert Putnam, Social, Social SimulationElections
related to System level simulation · 9
Social simulation → For, NASA, National Research, Navigating, SLS, System, System Level Simulation, Therefore, This
related to Agent-based simulation · 7
Social simulation → ABSS, Agent-based, From, It, The, Three, With ABSS
see also · 6
Social simulation → Agent-based, Analysis, Artificial Societies, Environment, SimulationsSystem, Social SimulationSimulated
related to Criticisms · 3
Social simulation → Most, Since, Social
related to Types of simulation and modeling · 2
Social simulation → Social, There
is a · 1
Social simulation → research field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences

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simulation social agent-based modeling models research behavior science model computational agents simulations artificial society sociology societies system level computer people

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Social simulationis aresearch field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences0.90text
seasonal migrationsinstance ofto simulate and explore the role of social phenomena0.80text
pollutioninstance ofto simulate and explore the role of social phenomena0.80text
sexual reproductioninstance ofto simulate and explore the role of social phenomena0.80text
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transmission of diseaseinstance ofto simulate and explore the role of social phenomena0.80text
and even culture.Kathleen Minstance ofto simulate and explore the role of social phenomena0.80text
physicsinstance ofseveral of the approaches used in contemporary social simulation originated from fields0.80text
artificial intelligence.System level simulationSystem Level Simulationinstance ofseveral of the approaches used in contemporary social simulation originated from fields0.80text
Social simulationrelated to Agent-based simulationAgent-based0.60section
Social simulationrelated to Agent-based simulationABSS0.60section
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