社会科学计算实验的实现方法

Implementation Methods of Computational Experiment for Social Science

计算实验是科学实验的方法之一,相对于实际实验具有不可替代性。实现社会科学计算实验有2个主要的环节,一个是如何对实验对象进行可计算的数字化描述;另一个是如何模拟现实世界物质运动的基本动力机制。同时,由于社会学领域研究的大多数系统都是针对和处理人群的复杂系统,计算实验的对象有时很难或无法直接量化,必须解决的关键问题之一是定性要素的计算处理。从这些问题出发,讨论了实现社会科学计算实验的一般方法。

To implement the computational experiment for the social science, there are two main aspects, one is how to describe the experimental objects, and the other is how to simulate basic operation mechanisms of the real world. Social being is a complex adaptive system, sometimes, the object of the computational experiment is difficult or can not be di- rectly quantified, so one of the key issues is the calculation treatment about the qualitative elements. From these prob- lems, this article discussed the general implementation methods of computational experiment for social science.