Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Economic and Financial Decision Making

Download or read book Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Economic and Financial Decision Making written by Marina Resta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on a set of cutting-edge research techniques, highlighting the potential of soft computing tools in the analysis of economic and financial phenomena and in providing support for the decision-making process. In the first part the textbook presents a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the field of self-organizing maps, elastic maps and social network analysis tools and provides necessary background material on the topic, including a discussion of more recent developments in the field. In the second part the focus is on practical applications, with particular attention paid to budgeting problems, market simulations, and decision-making processes, and on how such problems can be effectively managed by developing proper methods to automatically detect certain patterns. The book offers a valuable resource for both students and practitioners with an introductory-level college math background.