From KISS to KIDS – An ‘Anti-simplistic’ Modelling Approach Export

@incollection{citeulike:5649707, abstract = {A new approach is suggested under the slogan ” Keep it Descriptive Stupid” (KIDS) that encapsulates a trend in increasingly descriptive agent-based social simulation. The KIDS approach entails one starts with the simulation model that relates to the target phenomena in the most straight-forward way possible, taking into account the widest possible range of evidence, including anecdotal accounts and expert opinion. Simplification is only applied if and when the model and evidence justify this. This contrasts sharply with the KISS approach where one starts with the simplest possible model and only moves to a more complex one if forced to. An example multi-agent simulation of domestic water demand and social influence is described.}, author = {Edmonds, Bruce and Moss, Scott}, citeulike-article-id = {5649707}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/9yclq08wfxq4f3a7}, journal = {Multi-Agent and Multi-Agent-Based Simulation}, keywords = {argument, descriptive, detailed, kids}, pages = {130--144}, posted-at = {2009-08-26 09:26:18}, priority = {1}, title = {From KISS to KIDS – An 'Anti-simplistic' Modelling Approach}, url = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/9yclq08wfxq4f3a7}, year = {2005} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:5649707 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5649707 N2 - A new approach is suggested under the slogan “Keep it Descriptive Stupid” (KIDS) that encapsulates a trend in increasingly descriptive agent-based social simulation. The KIDS approach entails one starts with the simulation model that relates to the target phenomena in the most straight-forward way possible, taking into account the widest possible range of evidence, including anecdotal accounts and expert opinion. Simplification is only applied if and when the model and evidence justify this. This contrasts sharply with the KISS approach where one starts with the simplest possible model and only moves to a more complex one if forced to. An example multi-agent simulation of domestic water demand and social influence is described. JF - Multi-Agent and Multi-Agent-Based Simulation EP - 144 TI - From KISS to KIDS – An ‘Anti-simplistic’ Modelling Approach SP - 130 KW - argument KW - descriptive KW - detailed KW - kids AU - Edmonds, Bruce AU - Moss, Scott PY - 2005/// UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/9yclq08wfxq4f3a7 ER -