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Agent-Based Simulation on Women's Role in a Family Line on Civil Service Examination in Chinese History.
- Source :
- Journal of Artificial Societies & Social Simulation; Mar2009, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p5-5, 1p, 11 Black and White Photographs, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In this paper, following our previous work on civil service examinations in imperial China, we investigate women's role in a Chinese historical family line using an agent-based simulation (ABS) model with a grid oriented genetic algorithm (GOGA) framework. We utilize a GOGA framework, because our ABS had such large parameter spaces with real values that it required much greater computational resources. First, we studied the genealogical records. Second, based on that study, we implemented an agent-based model with the family lines branched out into two clusters to compare different family norms. Third, using an "inverse simulation" technique, we optimized the agent-based model in order to fit the simulation profiles to real profile data with real-coded GA. From these intensive experiments, we have found that (1) The combined influence of the father, uncle, mother and the aunt has important significance in maintaining a successful family norm, and (2) a particular role of the aunt to pass it on as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14607425
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Artificial Societies & Social Simulation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 41787501