Simulation for the Social Scientist
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0335216005
ISBN-13
9780335216000
Publisher
Open University Press
Imprint
Open University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 16th, 2005
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
468 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.30 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
Social theorySocial research & statistics
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Details the common approaches to social simulation, to provide social scientists with an appreciation of the literature and allow those with some programming skills to create their own simulations. This book presents the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems.
- What can computer simulation contribute to the social sciences?
- Which of the many approaches to simulation would be best for my social science project?
- How do I design, carry out and analyse the results from a computer simulation?
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 some programming skills to create their own simulations.
New for this edition:
- A new chapter on designing multi-agent systems, to support the fact that multi-agent modelling has become the most common approach to simulation
- New examples and guides to current software
- Updated throughout to take new approaches into account
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