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Introduction to computational social science. Principles and applications. (English) Zbl 1282.91002

Texts in Computer Science. London: Springer (ISBN 978-1-4471-5660-4/hbk; 978-1-4471-5661-1/ebook). xxxiii, 320 p. (2014).
Publisher’s description: 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.

MSC:

91-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to game theory, economics, and finance
91Cxx Social and behavioral sciences: general topics
91D30 Social networks; opinion dynamics
68T05 Learning and adaptive systems in artificial intelligence
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