Complexity of Social Phenomena
Author | : Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo |
Publisher | : Sapienza Università Editrice |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2022-11-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788893772518 |
ISBN-13 | : 8893772515 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: What is complexity? What are the characteristics of a complex system? What does it mean to measure? How to develop an efficient tool for measuring socio-economic phenomena? What is synthesis? What are the main statistical tools for synthesis of multi-indicator systems? These are the research questions that are attempted to be answered in this book, the result of the author’s research work during his PhD. The book offers a conceptual and methodological analysis of the topic of synthesis of complex social phenomena, also proposing interesting applications to real cases. Winner of the Competition “Prize for PhD Thesis 2020” arranged by Sapienza University Press.