COMPLEX-IT is a case-based, mixed-methods platform for social inquiry into complex data/systems, designed to increase non-expert access to the tools of computational social science (i.e., cluster analysis, artificial intelligence, data visualization, data forecasting, and scenario simulation). In particular, COMPLEX-IT aids social inquiry though a heavy emphasis on learning about the complex data/system under study, which it does by (a) identifying and forecasting major and minor clusters/trends; (b) visualizing their complex causality; and (c) simulating scenarios for potential interventions. COMPLEX-IT is accessible through the web or can be run locally and is powered by R and the Shiny web framework.
@article{arxiv.2003.03099,
title = {COMPLEX-IT: A Case-Based Modeling and Scenario Simulation Platform for Social Inquiry},
author = {Corey Schimpf and Brian Castellani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.03099},
year = {2021}
}