02831nam 2200637 a 450 991045791600332120200520144314.01-280-95374-897866109537450-335-22512-8(CKB)1000000000361428(EBL)287870(OCoLC)191034718(SSID)ssj0000246159(PQKBManifestationID)11208518(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246159(PQKBWorkID)10181140(PQKB)10250884(MiAaPQ)EBC287870(Au-PeEL)EBL287870(CaPaEBR)ebr10161372(CaONFJC)MIL95374(OCoLC)814504089(EXLCZ)99100000000036142820071002d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSimulation for the social scientist[electronic resource] /Nigel Gilbert and Klaus G. Troitzsch2nd ed.Maidenhead, England ;New York, NY Open University Press20051 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-335-21600-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and indexes.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 indexInterest 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 soSocial sciencesSimulation methodsSocial interactionComputer simulationSocial sciencesMathematical modelsElectronic books.Social sciencesSimulation methods.Social interactionComputer simulation.Social sciencesMathematical models.300.11Gilbert G. Nigel955729Troitzsch Klaus G671009MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457916003321Simulation for the social scientist2188871UNINA