Nonlinearity in Social Service Evaluation: A Primer on Agent-based Modeling.

Measurement of nonlinearity in social service research and evaluation relies primarily on spatial analysis and, to a lesser extent, social network analysis. Recent advances in geographic methods and computing power, however, allow for the greater use of simulation methods. These advances now enable...

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Published in:	Social Work Research Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 20 - 25
Main Authors:	Israel, Nathaniel, Wolf-Branigin, Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	National Association of Social Workers March 2011
Subjects:	Research evaluation Multiagent systems Social services > Research
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost