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Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Agent based and individual based modeling
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Alex Lancaster |
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Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Agent based and individual based modeling |
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09 Feb 2004 15:11:35 -0800 |
>>>>> "Sk" == Sk Morshed Anwar writes:
Sk> HI, I am a new member of this group. Could anybody shed some light
Sk> on the difference between agent based and individual based
Sk> modeling approaches.
They are really synonyms for the same kind of modelling approach.
"Individual based" is generally more commonly used in ecology, where
"agent based" is often found in other fields such as economics,
and biology.
Alex