Analytical methods for dynamics modelers / edited by Hazhir Rahmandad, Rogelio Oliva, and Nathaniel D. Osgood ; foreword by George Richardson.

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Other Authors: Rahmandad, Hazhir (Editor), Oliva, Rogelio (Editor), Osgood, Nathaniel D., 1968-, Richardson, George P. (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • Estimation of model parameters
  • Parameter estimation through maximum likelihood and bootstrapping methods / Jeroen Struben, John Sterman, and David Keith
  • Using the method of simulated moments for system identification / Mohammad S. Jalali, Hazhir Rahmandad, and Hamed Ghoddusi
  • Simultaneous linear estimation using structural equation modeling / Peter S. Hovmand and Nishesh Chalise
  • Working with noisy data : Kalman filtering and state resetting / Robert Eberlein
  • Combining Markov chain Monte Carlo approaches and dynamic modeling / Nathaniel D. Osgood and Juxin Liu
  • Pattern recognition for model testing, calibration, and behavior analysis / Gönenç Yücel and Yaman Barlas
  • Linking structure to behavior using eigenvalue elasticity analysis / Rogelio Oliva
  • An introduction to deterministic and stochastic optimization / Erling Moxnes
  • Addressing dynamic decision problems using decision analysis and simulation / Nathatiel D. Osgood, Karen Yee, Wenyi An, and Winfried Grassmann
  • Using decision trees to value managerial real options / Burcu Tan and Edward G. Anderson Jr.
  • Optimal control for complex systems / Edward G. Anderson Jr. and Nitin R. Joglekar
  • Modeling competing actors using differential games / Hazhir Rahmandad and Raymond J. Spiteri.