Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force

The topics covered in the Reports of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force are listed below. The full reports appear in the Sept. - Oct. 2012 issue of MDM.

  • Good Research Practices—Overview
  • Conceptualizing a Model
  • State-Transition Modeling
  • Modeling Using Discrete Event Simulation
  • Dynamic Transmission Modeling
  • Model Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis
  • Model Transparency and Validation

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