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Re: Are there theorems for Agent Based Models
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Sven N. Thommesen |
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Re: Are there theorems for Agent Based Models |
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Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:37:05 -0500 |
I believe Huberman and Glance had a paper where they investigated just this
difference, and they discovered that doing it in way #2 overturned previous
results achieved with way #1. Their conclusion was that it makes a Big
Difference how you arrange the order of actions.
I'll dig out the reference if you need it.
-Sven
At 03:27 PM 7/12/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>An economist said to me the other day, "where are your theorems? Aren't
>there established results that guide modeling choices?" I shrugged.
>
>Here is an example of where there is probably a theorem, somewhere,
>somehow. Consider lots of agents who can observe the behavior of other
>agents within a neighborhood and then adjust their behavior.
>
>Lately I've noticed you can write this kind of a simulation 2 ways.
>
>1. Assume all agents survey the environment as it was after the last
>time step. If agents are in time 2, for example, they look around at
>all other agents as they were at the end of time 1. (Example:Heatbugs
>heat display is updated once per time period, all agents refer to that
>snapshot)
>
>2. Assume that all agent actions have "instantaneous effects" on each
>other. If we are in time 2, each agent who observes is able to see all
>agent actions up to that instant. If in time 2, a long list of agents
>is called upon to act (possibly in random order), each one is aware of
>the actions of the previous agents. Agents who acted in step 2 before
>are seen and their changes are taken into account.
>
>These 2 approaches yield some initial differences in test models I've
>been working on, but the effects seem to be short term.
>
>Is there a theorem that says something about the likelihood of
>divergence in observations based on the 2 specifications?
>
>
>
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