Agent modelling, statistical control, and the strength of middle knowledge
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| author | Chesney, Thomas Gruchman, Tim Pasley, Robert Dawson, Altricia Gold, Stefan |
| author_facet | Chesney, Thomas Gruchman, Tim Pasley, Robert Dawson, Altricia Gold, Stefan |
| contents | This methods article concerns analysing data generated from running experiments on agent based models to study industries and organisations. It demonstrates that when researchers study virtual ecologies they can and should discard statistical controls in favour of experiment controls. In the first of two illustrations we show that we can detect an effect with a fraction of the data needed for a traditional analysis, which is valuable given the computational complexity of many models. In the second we show that agent based models can provide control without introducing the biases associated with certain causal structures. |
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| publishDate | 2024 |
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| spellingShingle | Agent modelling, statistical control, and the strength of middle knowledge Chesney, Thomas Gruchman, Tim Pasley, Robert Dawson, Altricia Gold, Stefan Applications This methods article concerns analysing data generated from running experiments on agent based models to study industries and organisations. It demonstrates that when researchers study virtual ecologies they can and should discard statistical controls in favour of experiment controls. In the first of two illustrations we show that we can detect an effect with a fraction of the data needed for a traditional analysis, which is valuable given the computational complexity of many models. In the second we show that agent based models can provide control without introducing the biases associated with certain causal structures. |
| title | Agent modelling, statistical control, and the strength of middle knowledge |
| topic | Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.17196 |