Data Science and Social Research : Epistemology, Methods, Technology and Applications /
This edited volume lays the groundwork for Social Data Science, addressing epistemological issues, methods, technologies, software and applications of data science in the social sciences. It presents data science techniques for the collection, analysis and use of both online and offline new (big) da...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Series: | Studies in classification, data analysis, and knowledge organization.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- INDEX
- Introduction. Enrica Amaturo, Biagio Aragona
- Part I Epistemology: On Data, Big Data and Social Research. Is It a Real Revolution? Federico Neresini.-New Data Science - The Sociological Point of View; Biagio Aragona.- Data Revolutions in Sociology; Barbara Saracino.- Blurry Boundaries: Internet, Big New Data and Mixed-Method Approach; Enrica Amaturo, Gabriella Punziano.- Social Media and the Challenge of Big Data/Deep Data Approach; Giovanni Boccia Artieri.- Governing by Data - Some Considerations on the Role of Learning Analytics in Education; Rosanna De Rosa.- Part II Methods, Software and Data Architectures: A Knowledge-based Model for Clustering and Hierarchical Disjoint Non-negative Factor Analysis; Mario Fordellone, Maurizio Vichi.- TaLTaC 3.0. A Multi-levelWeb Platform for Textual Big Data in the Social Sciences; Sergio Bolasco and Giovanni De Gasperis.- Latent Growth and Statistical Literacy; Emma Zavarrone.- University of Bari’s Website Evaluation; Laura Antonucci, Marina Basile, Corrado Crocetta, Viviana D’Addosio, Francesco D. d’Ovidio, Domenico Viola.- Advantages of Administrative Data - Three Analyses of Students’ Careers in Higher Education; Andrea Amico, Giampiero D’Alessandro, Alessandra Decataldo.- Growth Curve Models to Detect Walking Impairment: the Case of InCHIANTI Study; Catia Monicolini, Carla Rampichini.- 1) Recurrence Analysis - Method and Applications; Maria Carmela Catone, Paolo Diana, Marisa Faggini.- Part III On-line Data Applications: Big Data and Network Analysis - A Promising Integration for Decision-Making; Giovanni Giuffrida, Simona Gozzo, Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi, Venera Tomaselli.- White House Under Attack - Introducing Distributional Semantic Model for the Analysis of US Crisis Communication Strategies; Fabrizio Esposito, Estella Esposito, Pierpaolo Basile.- #theterrormood - Studying the World Mood after the Terror Attacks on Paris and Bruxelles; Rosanna Cataldo, Roberto Galasso, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Marina Marino; Learning Analytics in MOOCs - EMMA Case; Maka Eradze, and Kairit Tammets.- Tweet-Tales: Moods of Socio-Economic Crisis? Grazia Biorci, Antonella Emina, Michelangelo Puliga, Lisa Sella, Gianna Vivaldo.- The Sentiment of the Infosphere - A Sentiment Analysis Approach for the Big Conversation on the Net; Antonio Ruoto, Vito Santarcangelo, Davide Liga, Giuseppe Oddo, Massimiliano Giacalone, Eugenio Iorio.- The Promises of Sociological Degrees - A Lexi-cal Correspondence Analysis of Masters Syllabi; Davide Borrelli, Roberto Serpieri, Danilo Taglietti, Domenico Trezza.- Part IV Off-line Data Applications: Exploring Barriers in the Sustainable Microgeneration Preliminary In-sights Thought the PLS-PM Approach; Ivano Scotti, Dario Minervini.- Individual Disadvantage and Training Policies - The Constructions of "Model-based" Composite Indicators; Rosanna Cataldo - Maria Gabriella Grassia - Carlo Lauro - Elena Ragazzi - Lisa Sella.- Measuring the Intangibles - Testing the Human Capital Theory Against the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies; Federica Cornali.- Analysis of the Employment Transitions and Analysis of the Unemployment Risk in the Social Security Account Statements of the Patronato ACLI; Danilo Catania, Alessandro Serini, Gianfranco Zucca.- Integrated Education Microdata to Support Statistics Production; Maria Carla Runci, Grazia Di Bella and Francesca Cuppone.- Latent Growth and Statistical Literacy; Zavarrone, Grassia.