Hofer Christian, Lechner Gernot, Brudermann Thomas, Füllsack Manfred
University of Graz, Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, Austria.
MethodsX. 2016 Nov 21;4:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2016.11.003. eCollection 2017.
We present a generic method for considering incomplete but gradually expandable sociological data in agent-based modeling based on the classic model of cultural dissemination by Axelrod. Our method extension was inspired by research on the diffusion of citizen photovoltaic initiatives, i.e. by initiatives in which citizens collectively invest in photovoltaic plants and share the profits. Owing to the absence of empirical interaction parameters, the Axelrod model was used as basis for considering peer effects with contrived interaction data that can be updated from empirical surveys later on. The Axelrod model was extended to cover the following additional features: •Consideration of empirical social science data for concrete social interaction.•Development of a variable and fine-tunable interaction function for agents.•Deployment of a generic procedure for modeling peer effects in agent-based models.
我们提出了一种通用方法，用于在基于阿克塞尔罗德文化传播经典模型的基于主体的建模中考虑不完整但可逐步扩展的社会学数据。我们对方法的扩展受到了公民光伏倡议传播研究的启发，即公民集体投资光伏电站并分享利润的倡议。由于缺乏经验性交互参数，阿克塞尔罗德模型被用作基础，利用人为设计的交互数据来考虑同伴效应，这些数据随后可根据实证调查进行更新。阿克塞尔罗德模型得到了扩展，以涵盖以下附加特征：•考虑具体社会互动的实证社会科学数据。•为主体开发可变且可微调的交互函数。•在基于主体的模型中部署用于建模同伴效应的通用程序。
