El Farol revisited

This article is concerned with the global behavior of agents in the El Farol bar problem. In particular, we discuss global attendance in terms of its mean and variance, and show that there is a strong dependence of both on the externally imposed comfort level. We present a possible interpretation fo...

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Published in:	Physica A Vol. 346; no. 3; pp. 651 - 656
Main Authors:	Luş, Hilmi, Onur Aydın, Cevat, Keten, Sinan, İsmail Ünsal, Hakan, Rana Atılgan, Ali
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 15-02-2005
Subjects:	Agent-based modeling Bar problem Complex systems 02.50. - Le 05.45. - a Agent-based modeling 05.65. + b Complex systems Bar problem
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Summary:	This article is concerned with the global behavior of agents in the El Farol bar problem. In particular, we discuss global attendance in terms of its mean and variance, and show that there is a strong dependence of both on the externally imposed comfort level. We present a possible interpretation for the observed behavior, and propose that the mean attendance converges to the perceived threshold value as opposed to the actually imposed one.
ISSN:	0378-4371 1873-2119
DOI:	10.1016/j.physa.2004.09.040