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The Simulation Writer Interactive Program (SWIP) is an extension of the Michigan Experimental Simulation Supervisor program series, and is designed to permit individuals who are not skilled programmers to create numerical simulation models, primarily for instructional purposes. SWIP elicts from the user information about the manipulable (independent), central (intermediate), and observable (dependent) variables in the user’s model, as well as any necessary tables and control information. A powerful editor is available within SWIP for making modifications. SWIP deduces the structure of the user’s model from the information about the variables, and produces an interpreted version of the model which is used to generate simulated data. A variety of model structures are possible in SWIP, including multivariate models, models for repeated measures experiments, and timeseries models. A context-dependent question-answering facility is also available.
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Stout, R. L. Modeling and the Michigan Experimental Simulation Supervisor: An overview and some prospects. Behavior Research & Instrumentation, 1974, 6, 121–123.
Srout, R. L., & Main, D. B. Guide for student users of the Michigan Experimental Simulation Version 3 on MTS. Ann Arbor: Project EXTEND, The University of Michigan, 1973.
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Stout, R.L. Modeling on the simulation writer interactive program. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 7, 226–228 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201332