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Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python

Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python - Second Edition

By : Giuseppe Ciaburro
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Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python

Hands-On Simulation Modeling with Python

4.8 (12)
By: Giuseppe Ciaburro

Overview of this book

Simulation modelling is an exploration method that aims to imitate physical systems in a virtual environment and retrieve useful statistical inferences from it. The ability to analyze the model as it runs sets simulation modelling apart from other methods used in conventional analyses. This book is your comprehensive and hands-on guide to understanding various computational statistical simulations using Python. The book begins by helping you get familiarized with the fundamental concepts of simulation modelling, that’ll enable you to understand the various methods and techniques needed to explore complex topics. Data scientists working with simulation models will be able to put their knowledge to work with this practical guide. As you advance, you’ll dive deep into numerical simulation algorithms, including an overview of relevant applications, with the help of real-world use cases and practical examples. You'll also find out how to use Python to develop simulation models and how to use several Python packages. Finally, you’ll get to grips with various numerical simulation algorithms and concepts, such as Markov Decision Processes, Monte Carlo methods, and bootstrapping techniques. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to construct and deploy simulation models of your own to overcome real-world challenges.
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Part 1:Getting Started with Numerical Simulation
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Part 2:Simulation Modeling Algorithms and Techniques
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Part 3:Simulation Applications to Solve Real-World Problems

Multi-agent simulation

An agent can be defined as anything that is able to perceive an environment through sensors and act in it through actuators. Artificial intelligence focuses on the concept of a rational agent, or an agent who always tries to optimize an appropriate performance measure. A rational agent can be a human agent, a robotic agent, or a software agent. In the following diagram, we can see the interaction between the agent and the environment:

Figure 5.9 – Interaction between the agent and the environment

An agent is considered autonomous when it can flexibly and independently choose the actions to be taken to achieve its goals without constantly resorting to the intervention of an external decision system. Note that, in most complex domains, an agent can only partially obtain information and have control in the environment that it has been inserted into, thus exerting, at most, a certain influence on it.

An agent can be considered autonomous...

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