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Computational Frameworks for Political and Social Research with Python

Computational Frameworks for Political and Social Research with Python

Cutler, Josh
Dickenson, Matt

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Series: Textbooks on Political Analysis

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3030368289
ISBN13: 9783030368289
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Apr 23 2021
Pages: 209
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book is intended to serve as the basis for a first course in Python programming for graduate students in political science and related fields. The book introduces core concepts of software development and computer science such as basic data structures (e.g. arrays, lists, dictionaries, trees, graphs), algorithms (e.g. sorting), and analysis of computational efficiency. It then demonstrates how to apply these concepts to the field of political science by working with structured and unstructured data, querying databases, and interacting with application programming interfaces (APIs). Students will learn how to collect, manipulate, and exploit large volumes of available data and apply them to political and social research questions. They will also learn best practices from the field of software development such as version control and object-oriented programming. Instructors will be supplied with in-class example code, suggested homework assignments (with solutions), and material for practical lab sessions.

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