COMPLEX-IT: A Case-Based Modelling and Scenario Simulation Platform for Social Inquiry

Schimpf, Corey; Castellani, Brian

Abstract

COMPLEX-IT is a case-based, mixed-methods platform for applied social inquiry into complex data/systems, designed to increase non-expert access to the tools of computational social science (i.e., cluster analysis, artificial intelligence, data visualization, data forecasting, and scenario simulation). In particular, COMPLEX-IT aids applied social inquiry though a heavy emphasis on learning about the complex data/system under study, which it does by (a) identifying and forecasting major and minor clusters/trends; (b) visualizing their complex causality; and (c) simulating scenarios for potential interventions. COMPLEX-IT is accessible through the web or can be run locally and is powered by R and the Shiny web framework.

Citation

Schimpf, C., & Castellani, B. (2020). COMPLEX-IT: A Case-Based Modelling and Scenario Simulation Platform for Social Inquiry. Journal of Open Research Software, 8, Article 25. https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.298

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 17, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 7, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 18, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 18, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Open Research Software
• Electronic ISSN: 2049-9647
• Publisher: Ubiquity Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Article Number: 25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.298
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1285052