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Matrices and Society: Matrix Algebra and Its Applications in the Social Sciences
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Full Title:
Matrices and Society: Matrix Algebra and Its Applications in the Social Sciences
Contributors:
By (Author) Ian Bradley
By (author) Ronald L. Meek
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Sociology
Dewey:
512.9434
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
240
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
340g
Description
Matrices offer some of the most powerful techniques in modem mathematics. In the social sciences they provide fresh insights into an astonishing variety of topics. Dominance matrices can show how power struggles in offices or committees develop; Markov chains predict how fast news or gossip will spread in a village; permutation matrices illuminate
