Using computational methods has allowed researchers to uncover patterns and in-sights
that were previously impossible to identify, leading to discoveries and a deeper …

Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast
and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the …

Computational approaches offer exciting opportunities for us to do social science differently.
This beginner's guide discusses a range of computational methods and how to use them to …

Numerous developments have taken place in Computational Social Science (CSS) in the
short time since the first edition of this textbook appeared in 2014. They include new …

The advent of computers has changed our society for ever. This also holds for our research
process. Research is easily available in digital form: articles can be read without print …

We are living in a digital era in which most of our daily activities take place online. This has
created a big data phenomenon that has been subject to scientific research with …

This article reviews computational social science methods and their relation to conventional
methodology and statistics. Computational social science has three important features …

Computer scientists and social scientists are major constituent groups in most iSchools. Our
goal is to bring these two groups together, including social scientists who study social …

Computational social science is an interdisciplinary field with researchers from different
disciplines. What these researchers have in common is a fundamental question---what can …

In this single, accessible volume, a team of international experts sets out a range of analytic
tools available to social scientists from the cutting edge of social science methodolgy. In …