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SUMMARY:Using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthet
 ic data
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DESCRIPTION:This free online workshop explores the intersection of two co
 mputational social science ideas\, synthetic data and agent-based models
 :\n\n1. Synthetic data – which is generated data rather than observed da
 ta. This can be useful when balancing research needs with data availabil
 ity or security.\n2. Agent-based models (ABM) – which simulate interacti
 ons and can produce synthetic data for diverse or even counterfactual sc
 enarios.\n\nThis workshop will cover:\n\n - why create synthetic data us
 ing ABM\n - when it would be appropriate to do so\n - how to create the 
 data using open source software NetLogo\n - what the resulting data can 
 be used for\n\nWe will be using NetLogo for the live software demonstrat
 ion\, which is an open-source programming language and integrated develo
 pment environment for agent-based modelling.\n\nWorkshop details\n\nThe 
 workshop is structured into four parts:\n\n - Introduction to synthetic 
 data\n   What is and is not synthetic data? What is it good for? What ar
 e some common ways to generate it?\n - Introduction to top-down versus b
 ottom-up\n   What do top-down and bottom-up mean? How do these relate to
  research problems and data generation methods?\n - Introduction to agen
 t-based models\n   What are agent-based models? How do they work? What d
 ata do they generate? This part includes demonstrations of free and user
 -friendly agent-based                 modelling software.\n - Q&A sessio
 n\n   Participants can engage directly with the content\, ask questions 
 related to the presentation or live coding demonstration\, and get links
  to useful resources.\n\nThere will be a comfort break during the worksh
 op.\n\nPresenter: Jools Kasmire\, UK Data Service
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Online
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