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SUMMARY:Webinar: Introduction to agent-based modelling for social scienti
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DESCRIPTION:Social science seeks to understand and predict patterns invol
 ving human behaviour\, many of which are large-scale and complex. Howeve
 r\, social science explanations or predictions can be difficult to test 
 and refine because of the serious ethical and practical barriers to runn
 ing experiments on the real world! For example\, there are many possible
  explanations for the complex patterns of urban mobility\, but when traf
 fic calming measures fail to produce the desired results it can be diffi
 cult to identify why or how the situation can be improved.\n\nOne possib
 le solution is to run social science experiments 'in silico' via an agen
 t-based model (ABM) in which simulated actors have features\, behaviours
  and actions informed by real world data. Such ABM experiments allow soc
 ial scientists to test and refine their understanding of problems and po
 ssible solutions and to explore how emergent patterns might change under
  alternative conditions.\n\nThis free webinar\, organised by the UK Data
  Service\, is the first in a training series on how to use agent-based m
 odels combined with real world data to address social science questions.
 \n\nThis event will be livestreamed on our UK Data Service YouTube chann
 el but the chat will not be monitored. By registering and attending the 
 Zoom event you will be able to ask questions and interact.\n\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Online
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