Análisis de datos incompletos en Ciencias Sociales

Análisis de datos incompletos en Ciencias Sociales
Author: Gonzalo Rivero Rodríguez
Publisher: CIS
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8474765633

Uno de los inconvenientes que aparecen con más frecuencia en la investigación social por encuesta es el hecho de que los entrevistados no siempre responden a todas las preguntas que les son formuladas. Aunque la práctica habitual es proceder con la investigación ignorando esta circunstancia, en pocas ocasiones se trata de una estrategia adecuada. Esta obra revisa los métodos convencionales destinados al análisis de bases de datos en las que no toda la información ha sido observada. El texto presenta las posibilidades y límites de los métodos simples más extendidos en la investigación en Ciencia Política y Sociología, y revisa, a través de varios ejemplos con datos reales, los fundamentos de la imputación múltiple usando Stata.

Demography: Analysis and Synthesis, Four Volume Set

Demography: Analysis and Synthesis, Four Volume Set
Author: Graziella Caselli
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 2857
Release: 2006-01-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 012765660X

This four-volume collection of over 140 original chapters covers virtually everything of interest to demographers, sociologists, and others. Over 100 authors present population subjects in ways that provoke thinking and lead to the creation of new perspectives, not just facts and equations to be memorized. The articles follow a theory-methods-applications approach and so offer a kind of "one-stop shop" that is well suited for students and professors who need non-technical summaries, such as political scientists, public affairs specialists, and others. Unlike shorter handbooks, Demography: Analysis and Synthesis offers a long overdue, thorough treatment of the field. Choosing the analytical method that fits the data and the situation requires insights that the authors and editors of Demography: Analysis and Synthesis have explored and developed. This extended examination of demographic tools not only seeks to explain the analytical tools themselves, but also the relationships between general population dynamics and their natural, economic, social, political, and cultural environments. Limiting themselves to human populations only, the authors and editors cover subjects that range from the core building blocks of population change--fertility, mortality, and migration--to the consequences of demographic changes in the biological and health fields, population theories and doctrines, observation systems, and the teaching of demography. The international perspectives brought to these subjects is vital for those who want an unbiased, rounded overview of these complex, multifaceted subjects. Topics to be covered: * Population Dynamics and the Relationship Between Population Growth and Structure * The Determinants of Fertility * The Determinants of Mortality * The Determinants of Migration * Historical and Geographical Determinants of Population * The Effects of Population on Health, Economics, Culture, and the Environment * Population Policies * Data Collection Methods and Teaching about Population Studies * All chapters share a common format * Each chapter features several cross-references to other chapters * Tables, charts, and other non-text features are widespread * Each chapter contains at least 30 bibliographic citations

Retooling Politics

Retooling Politics
Author: Andreas Jungherr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1108419402

Provides academics, journalists, and general readers with bird's-eye view of data-driven practices and their impact in politics and media.

Artificial Intelligence in Project Management and Making Decisions

Artificial Intelligence in Project Management and Making Decisions
Author: Pedro Y. Piñero Pérez
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2022-04-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030972690

This book presents new developments and advances in the theory, applications, and design methods of computational intelligence, integrated in various areas of project management and BIM environments. The chapters of the book span different soft computing techniques, such as: linguistic data summarization, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, estimation distribution algorithms, computing with words, augmented reality, and hybrid intelligence systems. In addition, different applications of the neutrosophic theory are presented for the treatment of uncertainty and indeterminacy in decision-making processes. Several chapters of the book constitute systematic reviews, useful for future investigations in the following topics: linguistic summarization of data, augmented reality, and the development of BIM technologies. It is a particularly interesting book for engineers, researchers, specialists, teachers, and students related to project management and the development of BIM technologies.

Organizational Climate and Culture

Organizational Climate and Culture
Author: Mark G. Ehrhart
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317934393

The fields of organizational climate and organizational culture have co-existed for several decades with very little integration between the two. In Organizational Climate and Culture: An Introduction to Theory, Research, and Practice, Mark G. Ehrhart, Benjamin Schneider, and William H. Macey break down the barriers between these fields to encourage a broader understanding of how an organization’s environment affects its functioning and performance. Building on in-depth reviews of the development of both the organizational climate and organizational culture literatures, the authors identify the key issues that researchers in each field could learn from the other and provide recommendations for the integration of the two. They also identify how practitioners can utilize the key concepts in the two literatures when conducting organizational cultural inquiries and leading change efforts. The end product is an in-depth discussion of organizational climate and culture unlike anything that has come before that provides unique insights for a broad audience of academics, practitioners, and students.

Strategic Design and Innovative Thinking in Business Operations

Strategic Design and Innovative Thinking in Business Operations
Author: Hasan Dincer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2018-05-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319776223

Recently, rapid technological advances have been influencing the global business operations strategies at companies of all sizes like never before. At the same time, there has been a shift in business cultures due to the rising prevalence of matrix organizations and innovative thinking. This book investigates the role of these factors in shaping the business operations of tomorrow. To address the topic comprehensively, the editors have gathered expert contributions exploring the following dimensions: the business and organizational environment, strategic design, innovativeness and risk management. Discussing aspects ranging from customer selection to understanding regional, national and supranational market dynamics, the contributions will help readers understand both the complexity of and opportunities presented by designing operations.