{"product_id":"data-management-for-social-scientists-from-files-to-databases-paperback-9781108964784","title":"Data Management for Social Scientists; From Files to Databases (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108964784","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eData Management for Social Scientists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Files to Databases\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEquips social scientists with the tools and techniques to conduct quantitative research in the age of big data.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNils B. Weidmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108964784, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.4 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 'data revolution' offers many new opportunities for research in the social sciences. Increasingly, social and political interactions can be recorded digitally, leading to vast amounts of new data available for research. This poses new challenges for organizing and processing research data. This comprehensive introduction covers the entire range of data management techniques, from flat files to database management systems. It demonstrates how established techniques and technologies from computer science can be applied in social science projects, drawing on a wide range of different applied examples. This book covers simple tools such as spreadsheets and file-based data storage and processing, as well as more powerful data management software like relational databases. It goes on to address advanced topics such as spatial data, text as data, and network data. This book is one of the first to discuss questions of practical data management specifically for social science projects. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. Motivation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gearing up\u003cbr\u003e 3. Data = content + structure\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Data in Files: 4. Storing data in files\u003cbr\u003e 5. Managing data in spreadsheets\u003cbr\u003e 6. Basic data management in R\u003cbr\u003e 7. R and the tidyverse\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Data in Databases: 8. Introduction to relational databases\u003cbr\u003e 9. Relational databases and multiple tables\u003cbr\u003e 10. Database fine-tuning\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Special Types of Data: 11. Spatial data\u003cbr\u003e 12. Text data\u003cbr\u003e 13. Network data\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusion: 14. Best practices in data management.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social research \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social research \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20research%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BJHBC%5D%22\"\u003eJHBC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004773257496,"sku":"9781108964784","price":25.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108964784i.jpg?v=1696728134","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/data-management-for-social-scientists-from-files-to-databases-paperback-9781108964784","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}