.../methodology/approach The authors advocate that a standard should exist based on whether experts in a field think that a particular mechanism is necessary for the model to achieve the goals of validity and sufficiency. Findings The authors find that critiques that do not offer a more valid alternative...

...Robert East; Mark D. Uncles; Jenni Romaniuk; Wendy Lomax Purpose This paper aims to review the validation of assumptions made in agent-based modeling of diffusion and the sufficiency (completeness) of the mechanisms assumed to operate. Design/methodology/approach One well-cited paper...