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- Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:56 pm
- Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
- Topic: Reference modes with noise
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Reference modes with noise
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> Dear Sir, I am not sure if a reference mode that contains noise can be properly used in modeling so that the model can provide credible policy recommendation. Is it necessary to use a noise-free reference mode for building a basic mechanism? It seems...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:01 pm
- Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
- Topic: Theory, Prediction and Projection
- Replies: 5
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Theory, Prediction and Projection
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> Dear sir, 1) I am confused between the two concepts: prediction and projection. D. H. Meadows once told the World II model is not intended to predict, but to PROJECT the behavior of the system, while R. N. Giere regards that as prediction. I don't kn...
- Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:04 pm
- Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
- Topic: SD and other modelling approaches
- Replies: 41
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SD and other modelling approaches
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> Dear all, SD and others are tools for decision making, just like religions are means for doing good. Life is too short to master many modeling paradigms. Genious Norbert Weiner studied Buddhism but didn't understand it as correctly as he understand h...
- Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:04 pm
- Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
- Topic: Flow Diagramming Software
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Flow Diagramming Software
Posted by Monte Kietpawpan <kietpawpan@yahoo.com> Dear Sir, Do we have a diagram-drawing software that can be used to create the DYNAMO flow diagram--like those shown in World Dynamics, Urban Dynamics, and Toward Global Equilibrium? Thank you. Monte Kietpawpan Monte Kietpawpan, Ph.D. Program in Envi...