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This paper reviews some of the background and issues related to current research in validation and assessment of energy models. It is concerned mainly with models that are complex in terms of their large number of variables and relationships, the scope and range of the problem environment, the data requirements, the assumptions that are made, the need to express the models as computer programs, and the interpretation of the solutions. The models of interest are those that have been developed as aids to governmental and industrial policymakers in guiding this country’s energy future. (The concerns of model assessment are, of course, not restricted to the class of energy models.)
“The human mind is incapable of thinking other than about models.” R. Isaacs1
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Gass, S.I. (1981). Validation and Assessment Issues of Energy Models. In: Bayraktar, B.A., Cherniavsky, E.A., Laughton, M.A., Ruff, L.E. (eds) Energy Policy Planning. Nato Conference Series, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1080-8_28
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