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System Dynamics: Engineering Roots of Model Validation

Author : Camilo Olaya

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Engineering
The activity of designing and creating artifacts for improving a situation
Model
An abstract or concrete artifact that is analog of another entity
Model Validity
Judgment that determines whether a model fulfills the function for which it was created
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Metadata
Title
System Dynamics: Engineering Roots of Model Validation
Author
Camilo Olaya
Copyright Year
2020
Publisher
Springer US
Book
System Dynamics

Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-8789-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4939-8790-0

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8790-0_544