Full Description
This book delves into themes including social network theory, computational methods, data analysis, and the application of network models to understand complex social systems. Undergraduate students studying social sciences gain insights into network analysis, equipping them with valuable skills for analyzing social relationships and structures. Practitioners in fields such as sociology, anthropology, and data science expand their data analysis skills, making it a valuable resource for professionals engaged in social network analysis. Policymakers can draw from this knowledge to inform policies and interventions that leverage social network insights, and the general public gains awareness of the role of computational models in understanding human behavior and social networks.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Network Analysis
Chapter 2 Network Data Collection and Representation
Chapter 3 Centrality and Influence Measures
Chapter 4 Community Detection and Analysis
Chapter 5 Diffusion and Information Spread in Social Networks
Chapter 6 Opinion Mining and Sentiment Analysis
Chapter 7 Link Prediction and Recommender Systems
Chapter 8 Social Network Simulation and Modeling
