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  • Agent-Based Models

    by Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
    Agent-based simulation has become increasingly popular as a modeling approach in the social sciences because it enables researchers to build models where individual entities and their interactions are directly represented. The Second Edition of Nigel Gilbert′s Agent-Based Models introduces this technique; considers a range of methodological and theoretical issues; shows how to design an agent ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Understanding Social Statistics

    by Nigel Gilbert, Jane L. Fielding ...
    `This book is highly recommended for libraries and departments to adopt. If I had to teach a statistics class for sociology students this would be a book I would surely choose. The book achieves two very important goals: it teaches students a software package and trains them in the statistical analysis of sociological data′ - Journal of Applied StatisticsThis fully revised, expanded and updated ... Read more

    $124.79 CAD

  • Artificial Societies

    The Computer Simulation Of Social Life

    Edited by Nigel Gilbert, Rosaria Conte ...
    An exploration of the implications of developments in artificial intelligence for social scientific research, which builds on the theoretical and methodological insights provided by "Simulating societies".; This book is intended for worldwide library market for social science subjects such as sociology, political science, geography, archaeology/anthropology, and significant appeal within computer ... Read more

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  • Assassinations Anthology

    by Adrian Gilbert, Nigel West, Dan Mills, Peter G. Tsouras, Andy Saunders ...
    A fascinating look at what might have happened had historical assassination attempts succeeded.If Hitler had died at any stage in the Second World War, would Germany have immediately sued for peace, or would the generals have taken over and fought a far more practical war than the obdurate Führer? Equally intriguing is the possible failed assassination attempt on General de Gaulle on British soil. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Analyzing Tabular Data

    Loglinear and logistic models for social researchers

    by Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1993, Analyzing Tabular Data is an accessible text introducing a powerful range of analytical methods. Empirical social research almost invariably requires the presentation and analysis of tables, and this book is for those who have little prior knowledge of quantitative analysis or statistics, but who have a practical need to extract the most from their data. The book begins ... Read more

    $67.32 CAD

  • Humans, Computers and Wizards

    Human (Simulated) Computer Interaction

    by Norman Fraser, Nigel Gilbert, Scott McGlashan, Robin Wooffitt ...
    Using data taken from a major European Union funded project on speech understanding, the SunDial project, this book considers current perspectives on human computer interaction and argues for the value of an approach taken from sociology which is based on conversation analysis. ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • Researching Social Life

    Edited by Nigel Gilbert, Paul Stoneman ...
    Paul Stoneman and Nigel Gilbert breathe new energy into this classic bestselling textbook providing clear, relevant advice and extensive coverage of all the research methods you need to understand today’s society.Packed full of examples from across the social sciences, Researching Social Life sets out all of the challenges and opportunities of interpreting and conducting research with qualitative, ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Simulating Societies

    The Computer Simulation of Social Phenomena

    Edited by Nigel Gilbert, Jim Doran ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Artificial Intelligence
    The most exciting and productive areas of academic inquiry are often where the interests of two disciplines meet. This is certainly the case for the subject of this book, originally published in 1994, which explores the contribution that computer-based modelling and artificial intelligence can make to understanding fundamental issues in social science.Simulating Societies shows how computer ... Read more

    $72.82 CAD

  • From Postgraduate to Social Scientist

    A Guide to Key Skills

    Edited by Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series SAGE Study Skills Series
    From Postgraduate to Social Scientist is essential reading for any postgraduate or new researcher who is interested in a career in the social sciences. The book describes the skills needed for success in moving from being a student to becoming an academic or professional social scientist. Written by experts in the field, Gilbert et al. offer a unique insider′s view of how to make the transition.By ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Social Dimensions of Organised Crime

    Modelling the Dynamics of Extortion Rackets

    Edited by Corinna Elsenbroich, David Anzola, Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book presents a multi-disciplinary investigation into extortion rackets with a particular focus on the structures of criminal organisations and their collapse, societal processes in which extortion rackets strive and fail and the impacts of bottom-up and top-down ways of fighting extortion racketeering. Through integrating a range of disciplines and methods the book provides an extensive case ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Simulating Knowledge Dynamics in Innovation Networks

    Edited by Andreas Pyka, Petra Ahrweiler, Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The competitiveness of firms, regions and countries greatly depends on the generation, dissemination and application of new knowledge. Modern innovation research is challenged by the need to incorporate knowledge generation and dissemination processes into the analysis so as to disentangle the complexity of these dynamic processes. With innovation, however, strong uncertainty, nonlinearities and ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Viability and Resilience of Complex Systems

    Concepts, Methods and Case Studies from Ecology and Society

    Edited by Guillaume Deffuant, Nigel Gilbert ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    One common characteristics of a complex system is its ability to withstand major disturbances and the capacity to rebuild itself. Understanding how such systems demonstrate resilience by absorbing or recovering from major external perturbations requires both quantitative foundations and a multidisciplinary view on the topic.This book demonstrates how new methods can be used to identify the actions ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD