A hermeneutical approach to external validation of simulation models

  • Authors:

  • Andrew Hale Feinstein;Hugh M. Cannon

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Food and Beverage Management, UNLV College of Hotel Administration, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 456022, Las Vegas, NV;Adcraft/Simons-Michelson Professor of Marketing, Wayne State University, 5021 Cass Avenue, Suite 300, Detroit, MI

  • Venue:
  • Simulation and Gaming - Symposium: International relations and simulation/gaming
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Validation is the most important tool in evaluating the effectiveness of a simulation model. An integral subset of validation is external validation. Through a historical philosophical discussion and examples, the authors provide a road map to navigate approaches to this topic. The authors also provide methodology suggestions by reconciling foundational philosophical approaches and incorporating a hermeneutical perspective to increase the usability, validity, and generalizability of simulation models.