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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457916003321

Autore

Gilbert G. Nigel

Titolo

Simulation for the social scientist [[electronic resource] /] / Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G. Troitzsch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, NY, : Open University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-95374-8

9786610953745

0-335-22512-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TroitzschKlaus G

Disciplina

300.11

Soggetti

Social sciences - Simulation methods

Social interaction - Computer simulation

Social sciences - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Interest in social simulation has been growing rapidly worldwide as a result of increasingly powerful hardware and software and also a rising interest in the application of ideas of complexity, evolution, adaptation and chaos in the social sciences. Simulation for the Social Scientist is a practical textbook on the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems. This authoritative book details all the common approaches to social simulation, to provide social scientists with an appreciation of the literature and allow those with so