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publications-3833
Type:
article
Year:
2010
Authors:
Grimm, Volker and Grimm, Volker and Berger, Uta and Berger, Uta and Jiang, Jiang and DeAngelis, Donald L. and Polhill, Gary and Polhill, J. Gary and Giske, Jarl and Giske, Jarl and Railsback, Steven F. and Railsback, Steven F.
Title:
The ODD protocol: A review and first update
Venue/Journal:
Ecological Modelling
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.019
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Water System:
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Abstract:
The ‘ODD’ (Overview, Design concepts, and Details) protocol was published in 2006 to standardize the published descriptions of individual-based and agent-based models (ABMs). The primary objectives of ODD are to make model descriptions more understandable and complete, thereby making ABMs less subject to criticism for being irreproducible. We have systematically evaluated existing uses of the ODD protocol and identified, as expected, parts of ODD needing improvement and clarification. Accordingly, we revise the definition of ODD to clarify aspects of the original version and thereby facilitate future standardization of ABM descriptions. We discuss frequently raised critiques in ODD but also two emerging, and unanticipated, benefits: ODD improves the rigorous formulation of models and helps make the theoretical foundations of large models more visible. Although the protocol was designed for ABMs, it can help with documenting any large, complex model, alleviating some general objections against such models.
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