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by Tom Fiddaman
Wed Apr 15, 1998 9:46 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: accreditation
Replies: 6
Views: 7847

accreditation

Jim, >Chris does provide an example of a misuse of system dynamics, but NOT of >a misuse that actually ***sullied the reputation*** of the field. While the example Chris cited hasnt sullied the reputation of the field yet, it certainly seems like it has the potential to do so. From Chris description...
by Tom Fiddaman
Wed Apr 15, 1998 9:22 am
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Some questions Re:accreditation
Replies: 9
Views: 23355

Some questions Re:accreditation

Bill, Thanks for pointing out an issue I should have anticipated. >> - thou shalt perform parameter change experiments one at a time > >Doesnt the field of design of experiments teach that factorial designs >may be significantly more efficient than changing one parameter at a time >without adding an...
by Tom Fiddaman
Mon Apr 06, 1998 12:36 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Would like suggestions for a tool to build a prototype
Replies: 7
Views: 4986

Would like suggestions for a tool to build a prototype

You can already do this in STELLA/ithink, by creating a sensitivity setup with your input distributions and a sensitivity graph to show the multiple outcomes. To plot confidence bounds, youd have to export the simulation results (using a sensitivity table for each variable) to Excel or a stats packa...
by Tom Fiddaman
Mon Mar 30, 1998 6:36 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: Translation of STELLA to FORTRAN
Replies: 8
Views: 7044

Translation of STELLA to FORTRAN

Ive solved translation problems a few too many times, so I hope I can provide some advice. Its fairly straightforward to translate even a fairly big model into a programming language manually. Its something you only want to do once, though - not every time the model is updated. >From STELLA, set you...
by Tom Fiddaman
Mon Mar 30, 1998 5:19 pm
Forum: SD Mailing List Archive
Topic: INFORM Screen Capture for Windows iThink/STELLA
Replies: 1
Views: 2319

INFORM Screen Capture for Windows iThink/STELLA

There are a number of utilities similar to HyperSnap-DX to be found at www.shareware.com. Im partial to Screen Thief, but havent tried more than 1 or 2 others. - Tom **************************************************** Thomas Fiddaman, Ph.D. Ventana Systems http://www.vensim.com 34025 Mann Road Tel ...