community.matrix {LoopAnalyst}R Documentation

Simmulated Five-Parameter Data Set

Description

This dataset represents the causal relationships defining a five-parameter system.

Usage

data(community.matrix)

Format

A 5 by 5 (-1, 0, 1) matrix with each element having at least one parent and at least one child parameter (node). The matrix is interpreted as the ith parameter has the direct causal effect [i,j] on parameter j.

References

Puccia, C. J. and Levins, R. (1986) Qualitative Modeling of Complex Systems: An Introduction to Loop Analysis and Time Averaging. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.


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