LEADER 04833nam 22007935 450 001 9910298988303321 005 20230810155844.0 010 $a1-4471-5661-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4471-5661-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000078704 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4471-5661-1 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001088555 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11663676 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001088555 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11095353 035 $a(PQKB)11636555 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6312121 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1636405 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1636405 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10976306 035 $a(OCoLC)869215055 035 $a(PPN)176097368 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000078704 100 $a20131231d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIntroduction to Computational Social Science $ePrinciples and Applications /$fby Claudio Cioffi-Revilla 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aLondon :$cSpringer London :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (XXXIII, 320 p. 59 illus., 21 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aTexts in Computer Science,$x1868-095X 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4471-5660-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [305]-311) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Computation and Social Science -- Automated Information Extraction -- Social Networks -- Social Complexity I: Origins and Measurement -- Social Complexity II: Laws -- Social Complexity III: Theories -- Simulations I: Methodology -- Simulations II: Variable-Oriented Models -- Simulations III: Object-Oriented Models. 330 $aThe emerging field of computational social science (CSS) is devoted to the pursuit of interdisciplinary social science research from an information processing perspective, through the medium of advanced computing and information technologies. This reader-friendly textbook/reference is the first work of its kind to provide a comprehensive and unified Introduction to Computational Social Science. Four distinct methodological approaches are examined in particular detail, namely automated social information extraction, social network analysis, social complexity theory, and social simulation modeling. The coverage of each of these approaches is supported by a discussion of the historical context and motivations, as well as by a list of recommended texts for further reading. Topics and features: Describes the scope and content of each area of CSS, covering topics on information extraction, social networks, complexity theory, and social simulations Highlights the main theories of the CSS paradigm as causal explanatory frameworks that shed new light on the nature of human and social dynamics Explains how to distinguish and analyze the different levels of analysis of social complexity using computational approaches Discusses a number of methodological tools, including extracting entities from text, computing social network indices, and building an agent-based model Presents the main classes of entities, objects, and relations common to the computational analysis of social complexity Examines the interdisciplinary integration of knowledge in the context of social phenomena This unique, clearly-written textbook is essential reading for graduate and advanced undergraduate students planning on embarking on a course on computational social science, or wishing to refresh their knowledge of the fundamental aspects of this exciting field. 410 0$aTexts in Computer Science,$x1868-095X 606 $aSocial sciences$xData processing 606 $aSociology$xMethodology 606 $aData mining 606 $aGraph theory 606 $aComputer simulation 606 $aComputer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences 606 $aSociological Methods 606 $aData Mining and Knowledge Discovery 606 $aGraph Theory 606 $aComputer Modelling 615 0$aSocial sciences$xData processing. 615 0$aSociology$xMethodology. 615 0$aData mining. 615 0$aGraph theory. 615 0$aComputer simulation. 615 14$aComputer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences. 615 24$aSociological Methods. 615 24$aData Mining and Knowledge Discovery. 615 24$aGraph Theory. 615 24$aComputer Modelling. 676 $a300.285 700 $aCioffi-Revilla$b Claudio$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0959443 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298988303321 996 $aIntroduction to Computational Social Science$92174070 997 $aUNINA