Computer Modelling of Social Processes

This book introduces the new computer-based research methods for studying and modeling complex social phenomena. It is the first coherent collection that surveys the impact that computer-based methods have had on the social and behavioural sciences and illustrates the potential for future research.

Computer Modeling and the Analysis of Complex Human Behavior: Retrospect and Prospect - Wim B G Liebrand PART ONE: COMPUTER MODELLING AND SIMULATIONSMultilevel Process Modeling in the Social Sciences - Klaus G Troitzsch Mathematical Analysis and Computer SimulationModeling Social Dynamics by Cellular Automata - Rainer HegselmannOn the Understanding of the Self-organization of Cognitive Systems - Pieter H de Vries A Strategy for Computer Simulation and Empirical ResearchPART TWO: COMPUTER MODELING AND NEURAL NETWORKSClassification and Prediction by Neural Networks and their Social Implications - Dieter GernertComputational Social Psychology - Andrzej Nowak, Robin R Vallacher and Eugene Burnstein A Neural Network Approach to Interpersonal DynamicsRepresentation of a Structural Equation Model as a Neural Network - Herman J Ad[gr]er and Inge BramsenPART THREE: COMPUTER MODELING AND DATA ANALYSISDesigning Bootstrap Tests Using the Assumed Information - Yiu-Fai Yung, Wai Chan and Peter M Bentler Applications to Cross-ClassificationsIntegrated Analysis of Psychological and Behavioural Data - Reint H Geuze, Rob J van Ouwerkerk and L J M MulderA Picture is Worth... - Alden S Klovdahl Interacting Visually with Complex Network Data