Computational social science in the age of Big Data
Subtitle: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications
By: Cathleen M. Stuetzer, Martin Welker, Marc Egger (Eds.).
Series: Neue Schriften zur Online-Forschung -- 15; Neue Schriften zur Online-Forschung -- 15.
Publisher: Herbert von Halem Verlag
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Köln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9783869622675
Subjects: Social sciences; Data processing; Statistical methods; Data mining; Big data
Description: The book 'Computational Social Science in the Age of Big Data' highlights concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications of (automated) data-driven research in social science. The book focuses on the establishment of Computational Social Science (CSS) as an emerging field of research and application. International reputable authors represent the state-of-the-art in the field of CSS and cover several different aspects which are relevant for research and practice. The editors of the book accelerate the multidisciplinary access to the field of computational (social) science to facilitate a readable introduction for online researchers from academia and business.