Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age/ by Mathew J Salganik

By:

Salganik,Mathew J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press., 2018.Description: xix,423pISBN:

9780691158648

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

001.42 SAL/B

Contents:

1. Introduction-- 2. Observing behavior -- 3. Asking questions -- 4. Running experiments -- 5. Creating mass collaboration -- 6. Ethics -- 7. The future.

Summary: The rapid spread of social media, smartphones, and other digital wonders enables us to collect and process data about human behavior on a scale never before imaginable, offering entirely new approaches to core questions about social behavior. Bit by Bit is the key to unlocking these powerful methods. In this authoritative and accessible book, Matthew Salganik explains how the digital revolution is transforming the way social scientists observe behavior, ask questions, run experiments, and engage in mass collaborations. Featuring a wealth of real-world examples and invaluable advice on how to tackle the thorniest ethical challenges, Bit by Bit is the essential guide to doing social research in this fast-evolving digital age.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Study Centre Alappuzha, University of Kerala	Study Centre Alappuzha, University of Kerala	001.42 SAL/B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		USCA5378

1. Introduction--
2. Observing behavior --
3. Asking questions --
4. Running experiments --
5. Creating mass collaboration --
6. Ethics --
7. The future.

The rapid spread of social media, smartphones, and other digital wonders enables us to collect and process data about human behavior on a scale never before imaginable, offering entirely new approaches to core questions about social behavior. Bit by Bit is the key to unlocking these powerful methods. In this authoritative and accessible book, Matthew Salganik explains how the digital revolution is transforming the way social scientists observe behavior, ask questions, run experiments, and engage in mass collaborations. Featuring a wealth of real-world examples and invaluable advice on how to tackle the thorniest ethical challenges, Bit by Bit is the essential guide to doing social research in this fast-evolving digital age.

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