Accession Number:

AD1013125

Title:

Social Data Analysis by Non-Linear Imbedding

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,15 Dec 2008,18 Sep 2013

Corporate Author:

Yale University New Haven United States

Personal Author(s):

• Zucker,Steven W.

Report Date:

2013-09-20

Pagination or Media Count:

38.0

Abstract:

Political science datasets contain information of interest to planners seeking to predict international relations. The goal of this project was to use modern data mining techniques to determine whether such data exists and, if so, to characterize it. We developed a new approach for such analysis based on geometric harmonics. At the heart of our approach is the observation that such relationships are inherently nonlinear and that the data are noisy and incomplete. To demonstrate the power and usefulness of our techniques the focus was on United Nations voting data. It was shown that major historical events could be inferred from these data that other linear techniques did not suffice and that they could be extended to understanding certain aspects of international relations. We conclude that the project was successful in opening up the field of computational international relations.

Descriptors:

• international relations
• security
• political science
• data mining
• information retrieval
• information processing
• intergovernmental organizations
• united nations
• algorithms
• elections
• international politics
• government(foreign)

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE