Introduction to computational social science : principles and applications

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Label

Introduction to computational social science : principles and applications

Title remainder

principles and applications

Statement of responsibility

Claudio Cioffi-Revilla

Creator

• Cioffi-Revilla, Claudio A., 1951-

Author

• Cioffi-Revilla, Claudio A., 1951-

Subject

• Social sciences -- Data processing
• Social sciences -- Mathematical models

Language

eng

Summary

The emerging field of computational social science (CSS) is devoted to the pursuit of interdisciplinary social science research from an information processing perspective, through the medium of advanced computing and information technologies. This reader-friendly textbook/reference is the first work of its kind to provide a comprehensive and unified Introduction to Computational Social Science. Four distinct methodological approaches are examined in particular detail, namely automated social information extraction, social network analysis, social complexity theory, and social simulation modeling. The coverage of each of these approaches is supported by a discussion of the historical context and motivations, as well as by a list of recommended texts for further reading. Topics and features: Describes the scope and content of each area of CSS, covering topics on information extraction, social networks, complexity theory, and social simulations ; Highlights the main theories of the CSS paradigm as causal explanatory frameworks that shed new light on the nature of human and social dynamics ; Explains how to distinguish and analyze the different levels of analysis of social complexity using computational approaches ; Discusses a number of methodological tools, including extracting entities from text, computing social network indices, and building an agent-based model ; Presents the main classes of entities, objects, and relations common to the computational analysis of social complexity ; Examines the interdisciplinary integration of knowledge in the context of social phenomena.This unique, clearly-written textbook is essential reading for graduate and advanced undergraduate students planning on embarking on a course on computational social science, or wishing to refresh their knowledge of the fundamental aspects of this exciting field

Member of

• Texts in computer science

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

300.285

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

H61.3

LC item number

.C56 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Texts in Computer Science,