Chaos and catastrophe theories

Author(s)

• Brown, Courtney

Bibliographic Information

Chaos and catastrophe theories

Courtney Brown

（Sage university papers series, . Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-107）

Sage Publications, c1995

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 75-76

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Chaos and catastrophe theories have become one of the major frontiers in the social sciences. Brown helps to clarify this complex new technique for modeling by approaching it with the following questions: What is Chaos? How can it be measured? How are the models estimated? What is catastrophe? How is it modeled? Beginning with an explanation of the differences between deterministic and probabilistic models, Brown introduces the reader to chaotic dynamics. Other topics covered are finding settings in which chaos can be measured, estimating chaos using nonlinear least squares, and specifying catastrophe models. Finally, the author estimates a nonlinear system of equations that models catastrophe using real survey data. Researchers wanting to understand and make use of this exciting new direction in social measurement and modeling will find this book an excellent and cogent introduction.

Table of Contents

Working with Deterministic Mathematical Models PART ONE What Is Chaos? Measuring Chaos Estimating Chaos Models PART TWO What Is a Catastrophe? Strategies for Specifying Catastrophe Models Estimating Catastrophe Models

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Details

• NCID: BA25687917
• ISBN:
  • 0803958471
• LCCN: 95009072
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 77 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 301.6
  • LCC : Q172.5.C45
  • DC20 : 300/.1/1385
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chaotic behavior in systems
  • LCSH : Catastrophes (Mathematics)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00656709