Squazzoni, Flaminio
Agent-Based Computational Sociology
This book:
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to epistemological, theoretical and methodological features of agent-based modelling in sociology through various discussions and examples.
- Presents the pros and cons of using agent-based models in sociology.
- Explores agent-based models in combining quantitative and qualitative aspects, and micro- and macro levels of analysis.
- Looks at how to pose an agent-based research question, identifying the model building blocks, and how to validate simulation results.
- Features examples of agent-based models that look at crucial sociology issues.
- Supported by an accompanying website featuring data sets and code for the models included in the book.
Agent-Based Computational Sociology is written in a common sociological language and features examples of models that look at all the traditional explanatory challenges of sociology. Researchers and graduate students involved in the field of agent-based modelling and computer simulation in areas such as social sciences, cognitive sciences and computer sciences will benefit from this book.
Keywords: Statistics for Social Sciences, agent-based models, agent based research question, social phenomena, computational methods, quality generalization, sociology research methods, sociology simulation
- Author(s)
- Squazzoni, Flaminio
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2012
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2
- Page amount
- 248 pages
- Category
- Upbringing, Education
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781119941637
- Printed ISBN
- 9780470711743