Notes on Validating

Morton B. Berman

Expert InsightsPublished 1972

These notes are essentially a survey of some of the existing literature on validation and verification of computer simulation models. They summarize ideas and thoughts that illuminate approaches to gaining confidence in the insights provided by computer simulation models. (Presented to members of the SHARE System Simulation Project at the SHARE IX Conference in Toronto, Canada, August 9, 1972.) 14 pp. Ref.

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Berman, Morton B., Notes on Validating. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1972. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4891.html.
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