Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. I. ENGAGING THE DATA
5. CHAPTER ONE. Measuring Political and Policy Preferences Using Item Response Scaling 15
6. CHAPTER TWO. Causal Inference with Observational Data 40
7. CHAPTER THREE. Causal Inference with Experimental Data 67
8. II. EMERGING DATA SOURCES AND TECHNIQUES
9. CHAPTER FOUR. Descriptive Network Analysis 91
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Learning from Place in the Era of Geolocation 118
11. CHAPTER SIX. Text Analysis 137
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Machine Learning and Governance 160
13. III. IMPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNANCE
14. CHAPTER EIGHT. Governing a Data-Driven Society 185
15. CHAPTER NINE. Big Data and Privacy 204
16. CHAPTER TEN. Reflections on Analytics 226
17. Contributors 245
18. Index 249