Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences Using Real Data

A compilation of research methods and reflecting the expertise of the major contributors to NDS psychology, this book examines the techniques that have proven to be most useful in the behavioral sciences. This book is designed to develop skill and expertise in framing hypotheses dynamically and in building viable analytic models to test them. It addresses topics and methods of current interest in an application driven manner, making the book useful to the behavioral sciences community, as well as those in engineering, medicine, and other fields who are interested in nonlinear dynamics.

"By considering systems as nonlinear and by considering the ways in which this nonlinearity can be described, the book offers new ways for Ergonomists to reflect on the central focus of its endeavour, i.e. the 'system'. As Ergonomics evolves into its twenty-first-century manifestation, it needs to develop and refine its concept of how systems operate. This book provides the foundation for that development and should be required reading for anyone who uses the word 'system' in their discussion of Ergonomics."Chris Baber, School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems, Engineering University of Birmingham, in Ergonomics, 2014

Autorentext

Stephen Gaustello is a professor of Psychology at Marquette University, in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Inhalt

Determining Basic NDS Indicators. Graphic Techniques: Phase Space Analysis, Unfolding, And Recurrence Plots. Graphic Techniques: Phase Space Analysis, Unfolding, And Recurrence Plots. Statistically Driven Techniques. Markov Processes. Broad Issues.