Validating a dynamic population microsimulation model

Dynamic population microsimulation models, which age an entire population through time for some decades, create particular validation challenges. This article ...

The first four stages of validation as discussed in this paper are dedicated towards making sure a dynamic microsimulation model is capable of ...

Validating a dynamic population microsimulation model

This article outlines some of the issues that arise when attempting to validate dynamic population models, including changing behaviour.

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Output structure of a typical discrete time dynamic population microsimulation model. · Outline of the processes simulated in APPSIM/2010A. · Extract from APPSIM ...

[PDF] Spot On or Way Off? Validating Results of the AVID ...

A well-known challenge for developers and users of dynamic microsimulation models is the question of credibility, the so-called black box problem.

Validating a dynamic population microsimulation model: Recent ...

Validating a dynamic population microsimulation model: Recent experience in Australia. Harding A., Keegan M., Kelly S. Expand. Publication type: Journal ...

Dynamic Microsimulation Models for Health Outcomes: A Review

Microsimulation models combine expert opinion with observational and experimental results, providing a relatively inexpensive way to estimate population-level ...

16 Validation of Microsimulation Models Used for Population Health ...

This chapter discusses validation of simulation models used to inform health policy. We focus on microsimulation models that simulate the life histories of ...

Microsimulation modeling | Urban Institute

Microsimulation is used to estimate how demographic, behavioral, and policy changes might affect individual outcomes, and to better understand the effects of ...

A microsimulation model for population projections in official statistics

... dynamic demographic processes, model interactions, or produce detailed results concerning individual-level characteristics. Statistics ...

A survey of dynamic microsimulation models: uses, model structure ...

issues, such as base dataset selection, cohort or population based model structure, programming environment, and model validation. The paper has also ...

A dynamic microsimulation model for epidemics - ScienceDirect.com

The OpenCL implementation is able to run the simulation for 100 timesteps for the whole population of Devon in around a second, which is in the order of 10,000 ...

VALIDATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS USING MICROSIMULATION

The MIND model considers both the national socio-demographic dynamics and the different ... (2002) MIND a Dynamic Microsimulation Model for Italy: Probability and ...

Using dynamic microsimulation to project cognitive function ... - NCBI

We validated the FEM TICS27 model using a five-fold cross validation approach, by comparing 10-year (2006–2016) simulated outcomes against ...

Using Dynamic Microsimulation to Project Cognitive Function in the ...

We validated the FEM TICS27 model using a five-fold cross validation approach, by comparing 10-year (2006–2016) simulated outcomes against ...

A Dynamic Microsimulation Model of Health-Related Outcomes in

This dissertation will describe, validate, and apply a microsimulation model for the. United States population ages 25 and older with a focus on ...

Validation of population-based disease simulation models: a review ...

Computer simulation models are used increasingly to support public health research and policy, but questions about their quality persist. The ...

Development and validation of a new population-based simulation ...

In this article, we report on the model structure, derivation of input data, validation of baseline model parameters against external data sources, and ...

Developing a Dynamic Microsimulation Model of the Australian ...

APPSIM is a closed, population-based, dynamic microsimulation model that operates in discrete time. The model provides snapshots of the ...

Validation of Spatial Microsimulation Models | Request PDF

... To assess the error in generating a synthetic population, we carried out internal and external validation tests (Edwards & Tanton, 2012) , and also ...