Integrating Inferential Statistics and Systems Dynamics: A Study of Short-Term Happiness Evolution in Response to a Dose of Alcohol and Caffeine

• Published in: Algorithms Vol. 18; no. 7; p. 447
• Main Authors: Amigó, Salvador, Caselles, Antonio, Micó, Joan C., Romero, Pantaleón D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2025
• Subjects: Alcohol; Analysis; Behavioral sciences; Caffeine; Consumption; Design of experiments; differential equation; Drug dosages; Dynamics; Evolution; Format; Happiness; happiness dynamics; Personality; Statistical analysis; Statistical inference; Statistical methods; Statistics; stimulus response model; systems dynamics; Spain

This paper compares two methods, inferential statistics and Systems Dynamics, to study the evolution of individual happiness after a single dose of drug consumption. In an application case, the effect of alcohol and caffeine on happiness is analyzed through a single-case experimental design, with re...