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Robinson, Stewart 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. doi:10.1057/jors.2009.151 ISSN 0160-5682.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jors.2009.151
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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Official Date: | December 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.61 | ||||
Number: | No.12 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 9 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1685-1693 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1057/jors.2009.151 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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