Social Computing, Behavioral Modeling, and Prediction

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liu, Huan (Editor), Salerno, John J. (Editor), Young, Michael J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Data mining.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Application software.; Game theory.; Statistics.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.

Social computing concerns the study of social behavior and context based on computational systems. Behavioral modeling reproduces the social behavior, and allows for experimenting, scenario planning, and deep understanding of behavior, patterns, and potential outcomes. The pervasive use of computer...