Simulation for the Social Scientist - Paperback

by Nigel Gilbert (Author), Klaus G. Troitzsch (Author)

Simulation for the Social Scientist is a practical textbook on the techniques of building computer simulations to assist understanding of social and economic issues and problems. This authoritative book details all the common approaches to social simulation, to provide social scientists with an appreciation of the literature and allow those with some programming skills to create their own simulations.

Author Biography

Nigel Gilbert (United Kingdom) is a member of the Sociology Department at the University of Surrey.

Dr. Klaus G. Troitzsch (Germany) is based at the Universitat Koblenz-Landau.