Robinson, Stewart, 1964- and Davies, R.. (2010) An investigation of the effect of educational background on performance in simulation studies. Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol.61 (No.12). pp. 1685-1693. ISSN 0160-5682

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Abstract

We might expect a link between educational background, in terms of degree subject studied, and performance on simulation studies. We study this link by comparing the performance of student groups from computer science, statistics and business on a simulation task. The analysis covers their overall performance and their performance on different elements of the task. Surprisingly, we are unable to find much difference in the performance of the students, leading us to conclude that educational background has little effect, at least for a relatively straightforward modelling task. The implications for organisations employing simulation modellers and for their educational needs are discussed. Journal of the Operational Research Society (2010) 61, 1685-1693. doi:10.1057/jors.2009.151 Published online 2 December 2009

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of the Operational Research Society
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
ISSN:	0160-5682
Date:	December 2010
Volume:	Vol.61
Number:	No.12
Number of Pages:	9
Page Range:	pp. 1685-1693
Identification Number:	10.1057/jors.2009.151
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4911

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