@article{752149, recid = {752149}, author = {Resta, Marina,}, title = {Computational intelligence paradigms in economic and financial decision making [electronic resource] /}, pages = {1 online resource.}, abstract = {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.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/752149}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21440-5}, }