Behavioral computational social science. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Riccardo Boero.
• Authors: Boero, Riccardo
• Contents: Preface; ; Chapter 1. Introduction: towards Behavioral Computational Social Science; ; 1.1 Research Strategies in Computational Social Science; ; 1.2 Why Behavioral Computational Social Science; ; 1.3 Organization of The Book; ; PART I CONCEPTS AND METHODS; ; Chapter 2. Explanation in Computational Social Science; ; 2.1 Concepts; ; 2.2 Methods; ; 2.3 Tools; ; 2.4 Critical Issues: Uncertainty, Model Communication; ; Chapter 3. Observation and Explanation in Behavioral Sciences; ; 3.1 Concepts; ; 3.2 Observation Methods; ; 3.3 Tools; ; 3.4 Critical Issues: Induced Responses, External Validity, Replicability; ; Chapter 4. Reasons for Integration; ; 4.1 The Perspective of Agent-based Modelers; ; 4.2 The Perspective of Behavioral Social Scientists; ; 4.3 The Perspective of Social Sciences in General; ; PART II BEHAVIORAL COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PRACTICE; ; Chapter 5. Behavioral Agents; ; 5.1 Measurement Scales of Data; ; 5.2 Model Calibration; ; 5.3 Model Classification; ; 5.4 Critical Issues: Validation, Uncertainty Modeling; ; Chapter 6. Sophisticated Agents; ; 6.1 Common Features of Sophisticated Agents; ; 6.2 Cognitive Processes; ; 6.3 Cognitive Structures; ; 6.4 Critical Issues: Calibration, Validation, Robustness and Social Interface; ; Chapter 7. Social Networks and Other Interaction Structures; ; 7.1 Essential Elements of Social Network Analysis; ; 7.2 Models for the Generation of Social Networks; ; 7.3 Other Kinds of Interaction Structures; ; 7.4 Critical Issues: Time, Behavior; ; Chapter 8. An Example of Application; ; 8.1 The Social Dilemma; ; 8.2 The Original Experiment ; 8.3 Behavioral Agents; ; 8.4 Learning Agents ; 8.5 Interaction Structures; ; 8.6 Results: Answers to a Few Research Questions; ; 8.7 Conclusions; ; Appendix Technical Guide to the Example Model; ; A.1 The Interface; ; A.2 The Code; ; References Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.285; Social sciences -- Data processing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119106159; 9781119106166
• Related ISBNs: 9781118657300
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