modeling
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Systems & complexity
The Process of Modeling: Model Boundaries [Systems thinking & modelling series]
It would be impossible to include every single element and mechanism in our model, so we must define the boundaries…
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Systems & complexity
The Process of Modeling: Model Project Management [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Rapid iteration – failing fast and failing often – is a key goal in the model development process.
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Systems & complexity
The Process of Modeling: Why Model? [Systems thinking & modelling series]
This question seems obvious, but in practice it is often hard to answer.
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Systems & complexity
The Process of Modeling: Introduction [Systems thinking & modelling series]
You're at your desk ready to start building a model, but then realize something: You aren’t sure what to do…
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Systems & complexity
Building Confidence in Models: Confidence and Philosophy [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Ideally, true behavior of the system and an audience’s mental models of the system should be equivalent, but in practice…
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Systems & complexity
Building Confidence in Models: Model Results [Systems thinking & modelling series]
The modeler can transfer confidence in a model’s results to its audience in several different ways.
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Systems & complexity
Building Confidence in Models: Model Implementation [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Significant errors can occur during model implementation, but steps can be taken to ensure that a model is implemented correctly.
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Systems & complexity
Building Confidence in Models: Model Design [Systems thinking & modelling series]
There are two primary aspects to a model’s design – structure and data – and peer-review can be extremely useful…
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Systems & complexity
Building Confidence in Models: Introduction [Systems thinking & modelling series]
Confidence needs to be developed in three distinct areas.
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Systems & complexity
Models and Truth: Summary [Systems thinking & modelling series]
A predictive model is one for which you have an accurate assessment of the errors of the predictions,, and a…