Chapter 6: Unlocking big data: at the crossroads of computer science and the social sciences

• Main Author: Posegga, Oliver (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar Publishing 2023
• Subjects: JFFP; Digital trace data; Computational social science; Big data; Process generated data; Social media
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Digital data on human behaviour and social interactions are a seemingly abundant and valuable resource of the twenty-first century, promising deep insights into the social processes generating them. Such data - commonly referred to as digital trace data, process-generated data, or digital behavioura...