Publisher's Synopsis
Whilst providing a fundamental understanding of computational social science, this book delves into the tools and techniques used to build familiarity with programming and gain context into how, why and when they are introduced. The overall focus is on helping you understand and design computational social science research, alongside delving into hands-on coding and technical instruction.
Key features include:
- Further reading
- Exercises accompanied by sample code
- Programming examples in Scratch, Python and R
- Key concepts
- Chapter summaries
