Data Science and Social Research: Epistemology, Methods, Technology and Applications

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
 Introduction  (Enrica Amaturo, Biagio Aragona)....Pages 1-6
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 On Data, Big Data and Social Research. Is It a Real Revolution?  (Federico Neresini)....Pages 9-16
 New Data Science: The Sociological Point of View  (Biagio Aragona)....Pages 17-24
 Data Revolutions in Sociology  (Barbara Saracino)....Pages 25-33
 Blurry Boundaries: Internet, Big-New Data, and Mixed-Method Approach  (Enrica Amaturo, Gabriella Punziano)....Pages 35-55
 Social Media and the Challenge of Big Data/Deep Data Approach  (Giovanni Boccia Artieri)....Pages 57-65
 Governing by Data: Some Considerations on the Role of Learning Analytics in Education  (Rosanna De Rosa)....Pages 67-77
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 Multiple Correspondence K-Means: Simultaneous Versus Sequential Approach for Dimension Reduction and Clustering  (Mario Fordellone, Maurizio Vichi)....Pages 81-95
 TaLTaC 3.0. A Multi-level Web Platform for Textual Big Data in the Social Sciences  (Sergio Bolasco, Giovanni De Gasperis)....Pages 97-103
 Sparsity Data Reduction in Textual Network Analysis  (Emma Zavarrone, Filomena Grassia, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Marina Marino)....Pages 105-119
 University of Bari’s Website Evaluation  (Laura Antonucci, Marina Basile, Corrado Crocetta, Viviana D’Addosio, Francesco D. d’Ovidio, Domenico Viola)....Pages 121-129
 Advantages of Administrative Data: Three Analyses of Students’ Careers in Higher Education  (Andrea Amico, Giampiero D’Alessandro, Alessandra Decataldo)....Pages 131-139
 Growth Curve Models to Detect Walking Impairment: The Case of InCHIANTI Study  (Catia Monicolini, Carla Rampichini)....Pages 141-149
 Recurrence Analysis: Method and Applications  (Maria Carmela Catone, Marisa Faggini)....Pages 151-161
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 Big Data and Network Analysis: A Promising Integration for Decision-Making  (Giovanni Giuffrida, Simona Gozzo, Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi, Venera Tomaselli)....Pages 165-174
 White House Under Attack  (Fabrizio Esposito, Estella Esposito, Pierpaolo Basile)....Pages 175-183
 #Theterrormood: Studying the World Mood After the Terror Attacks on Paris and Bruxelles  (Rosanna Cataldo, Roberto Galasso, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Marino Marina)....Pages 185-192
 Learning Analytics in MOOCs: EMMA Case  (Maka Eradze, Kairit Tammets)....Pages 193-204
 Tweet-Tales: Moods of Socio-Economic Crisis?  (Grazia Biorci, Antonella Emina, Michelangelo Puliga, Lisa Sella, Gianna Vivaldo)....Pages 205-213
 The Sentiment of the Infosphere: A Sentiment Analysis Approach for the Big Conversation on the Net  (Antonio Ruoto, Vito Santarcangelo, Davide Liga, Giuseppe Oddo, Massimiliano Giacalone, Eugenio Iorio)....Pages 215-222
 The Promises of Sociological Degrees: A Lexical Correspondence Analysis of Masters Syllabi  (D. Borrelli, R. Serpieri, D. Taglietti, D. Trezza)....Pages 223-236
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 Exploring Barriers in the Sustainable Microgeneration: Preliminary Insights Thought the PLS-PM Approach  (Ivano Scotti, Dario Minervini)....Pages 239-247
 Individual Disadvantage and Training Policies: The Construction of “Model-Based” Composite Indicators  (Rosanna Cataldo, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Natale Carlo Lauro, Elena Ragazzi, Lisa Sella)....Pages 249-260
 Measuring the Intangibles: Testing the Human Capital Theory Against the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies  (Federica Cornali)....Pages 261-268
 Analysis of the Employment Transitions and Analysis of the Unemployment Risk in the Social Security Account Statements of the Patronato ACLI  (D. Catania, A. Serini, G. Zucca)....Pages 269-281
 Integrated Education Microdata to Support Statistics Production  (Maria Carla Runci, Grazia Di Bella, Francesca Cuppone)....Pages 283-290
 Latent Growth and Statistical Literacy  (Emma Zavarrone)....Pages 291-300