This is a request to rethink how BS presents its output, which seems misleading in a potentially serious way.
Suppose I set a global variable `foo` in an experiment, but `foo` changes in the process of running the experiment. In the table ouput when we report every tick, we will see a column labeled `foo` with values beneath it for every tick. But every value will be the initial value, not the value current at that tick. Obviously the reason for this is to allow identification of the scenario set by the experiment, but I think this is inadequate justification. I hope some step will be taken to make the situation clearer. I have no idea what the best change would be. Here are a couple (all too quick) thoughts: - add a row and above each scenario value place the word initial - add a prefix to each scenario value (e.g., `initial:` or `bs:`) At first blush, I like prepending `bs:`, which seems most likely to avoid misunderstanding and inappropriate variable handling. Furthermore, it allows uses to include the variable name in the metrics without ending up with two columns have the identical header. Thanks for considering, Alan Isaac -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "netlogo-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
