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Dale, Andrea Normal Dale, Andrea 2 98 2016-08-17T15:46:00Z 2016-08-17T15:46:00Z 1 167 955 Taylor and Francis Group 7 2 1120 15.00 Clean Clean false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable Both Traditional Students and Working ProfessionalsAcquire the Skills to Analyze Social Problems.Big Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide toMethods and Tools shows how toapply data science to real-world problems in both research and the practice.The book provides practical guidance on combining methods and tools fromcomputer science, statistics, and social science. This concrete approach isillustrated throughout using an important national problem, the quantitativestudy of innovation.The text draws on the expertise of prominent leadersin statistics, the social sciences, data science, and computer science to teachstudents how to use modern social science research principles as well as thebest analytical and computational tools. It uses a real-world challenge tointroduce how these tools are used to identify and capture appropriate data,apply data science models and tools to that data, and recognize and respond todata errors and limitations. For more information, including sample chapters andnews, please visit the author's website. 

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Print Length: 376 pages

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Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC (August 10, 2016)

Publication Date: August 10, 2016

Sold by:  Digital Services LLC

Language: English

ASIN: B01KZU6S14

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Excellent resource for an overview of methods and questions

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