Computational and Mathematical Modeling in the Social Sciences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521619134)

Mathematical models in the social sciences have become increasingly sophisticated and widespread in the last decade. This period has also seen many critiques, most lamenting the sacrifices incurred in pursuit of mathematical perfection. If, as critics argue, our ability to understand the world has not improved during the mathematization of the social sciences, we might want to adopt a different paradigm. This book examines the three main fields of mathematical modeling--game theory, statistics, and computational methods--and proposes a new framework for modeling.

Author: Scott de Marchi
ISBN-10: 0521619130
ISBN-13: 9780521619134
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2005
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.24w x 0.47d