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A computational model of public support for insurgency and terrorism : a prototype for more-general social-science modeling /

This report builds on earlier RAND research (e.g., Understanding and Influencing Public Support for Insurgency and Terrorism, 2012) that reviewed and integrated social science relevant to terrorism and insurgency. That research used qualitative conceptual causal models called "factor trees"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Paul K., 1943-
Autores Corporativos: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, Rand Corporation
Otros Autores: O'Mahony, Angela
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Specifying the model
  • Implementation in a high-level language
  • Looking ahead to exploratory analysis under uncertainty
  • Using the model for knowledge elicitation, discussion, and diagnosis
  • Appendix A: Primer on factor trees (a reprint)
  • Appendix B: Verification and validation
  • Appendix C: Eliciting factor values
  • Appendix D: Mathematics for "and" and "or" relationships.