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Simulation Validity

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare "imitate," from stem of similis "like." Meaning "a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training" is from 1954.

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training” is from 1954.

Definition

  • The degree to which a model or simulation accurately represents or measures what it intends to measure.
  • In health care simulation, the quality of a simulation or simulation program that demonstrates that the relationship between the process and its intended purpose is specific, sensitive, reliable, and reproducible (Dieckmann, 2009; Society for Simulation in Healthcare).

Compare: SIMULATION RELIABILITY