Classification and Data Analysis : Theory and Application Proceedings of the Biannual Meeting of the Classification Group of Società Italiana Di Statistica (SIS) Pescara, July 3–4, 1997

The book provides new developments in classification, data analysis and multidimensional methods, topics which are of central interest to modern Statistics. A wide range of topics is considered including methodologies in classification, fuzzy clustering, discrimination, regression tree, neural networks, proximity methodologies, factorial methods, spatial analysis, multiway and multivariate analysis. Content: Front Matter....Pages I-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Measuring the Influence of Individual Observations and Variables in Cluster Analysis....Pages 3-10 Consensus Classification for A Set of Multiple Time Series....Pages 11-18 A Bootstrap Method for Adaptive Cluster Sampling....Pages 19-26 Forecasting a Classification....Pages 27-34 Neural Networks as a Fuzzy Semantic Network of Events....Pages 35-41 Hierarchical Fuzzy Clustering: An Example of Spatio-Temporal Analysis....Pages 43-48 A New Algorithm for Semi-Fuzzy Clustering....Pages 49-54 Fuzzy Classification and Hyperstructures: An Application to Evaluation of Urban Projects....Pages 55-62 Variable Selection In Fuzzy Clustering....Pages 63-70 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Discriminant Analysis Using Markovian Automodels....Pages 73-80 Discretization of Continuous-Valued Data in Symbolic Classification Learning....Pages 81-88 Logistic Discrimination by Kullback-Leibler type Distance Measures....Pages 89-96 An Empirical Discrimination Algorithm based on Projection Pursuit Density Estimation....Pages 97-104 Notes on Methods for Improving Unstable Classifiers....Pages 105-112 Selection of Cut Points in Generalized Additive Models....Pages 113-120 Latent Budget Trees for Multiple Classification....Pages 121-128 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Methods for Asymmetric Three-way Scaling....Pages 131-138 Comparison of Euclidean Approximations of non-Euclidean Distances....Pages 139-146 Analysing Dissimilarities through Multigraphs....Pages 147-154 Professional Positioning based on Dominant Eigenvalue Scores (DES), Dimensional Scaling (DS) and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) Synthesis of Binary Evaluations Matrix of Experts....Pages 155-162 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Non-Metric Full-Multidimensional Scaling....Pages 163-170 Dynamic Factor Analysis....Pages 171-178 A Non Symmetrical Generalised Co-Structure Analysis for Inspecting Quality Control Data....Pages 179-186 Principal Surfaces Constrained Analysis....Pages 187-194 Generalised Canonical Analysis on Symbolic Objects....Pages 195-202 Analysis of Qualitative Variables in Structural Models with Unique Solutions....Pages 203-210 Exploring Multivariate Spatial Data: Line Transect Data....Pages 211-220 On the Assessment of Geographical Survey Units using Constrained Classification....Pages 221-228 Kalman Filter Applied to Non-Causal Models for Spatial Data....Pages 229-236 A Paradigmatic Path for Statistical Content Analysis Using an Integrated Package of Textual Data Treatment....Pages 237-246 The Analysis of Auxological Data by Means of Nonlinear Multivariate Growth Curves....Pages 247-254 The Kalman Filter on Three Way Data Matrix for Missing Data: A Case Study on Sea Water Pollution....Pages 255-262 Three-Way Data Arrays with Double Neighbourhood Relations as a Tool to Analyze a Contiguity Structure....Pages 263-270 Firm Performance Analysis with Panel Data....Pages 271-278 Detection of Multivariate Outliers by Convex Hulls....Pages 279-286 Reducing Dimensionality Effects on Kernel Density Estimation: The Bivariate Gaussian Case....Pages 287-294 Shewhart’s Control Chart: Some Observations....Pages 295-302 Projection Pursuit Regression with Mixed Variables....Pages 303-310 Recursive Estimation of System Parameter in Environmental Time Series Models....Pages 311-318 Kernel Methods For Estimating Covariance Functions From Curves....Pages 319-326 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Detection of Subsamples in Link-Free Regression Analysis....Pages 327-334 Asymptotic Prior to Posterior Analysis for Graphical Gaussian Models....Pages 335-342 Front Matter....Pages 343-343 Using Qualitative Information and Neural Networks for Forecasting Purposes in Financial Time Series....Pages 345-352 A New Approach to the Stock Location Assignment Problem by Multidimensional Scaling and Seriation....Pages 353-360 Food Coding in Nutritional Surveys....Pages 361-366 UNAIDED: a PC System for Binary and Ternary Segmentation Analysis....Pages 367-374 Back Matter....Pages 375-378 International Federation of Classification Societies The International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS) is an agency for the dissemination of technical and scientific information concerning classification and data analysis in the broad sense and in as wide a· range of applications as possible; founded in 1985 in Cambridge (UK) from the following Scientific Societies and Groups: British Classification Society -BCS; Classification Society of North America -CSNA; Gesellschaft fUr Klassifikation -GfKl; Japanese Classification Society -JCS; Classification Group of Italian Statistical Society - COSIS; Societe Francophone de Classification -SFC. Now the IFCS includes the following Societies: Dutch-Belgian Classification Society - VOC; Polish Classification Section - SKAD; Portuguese Classification Association - CLAD; Group-at-Large; Korean Classification Society -KCS. Biannual Meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of SIS The biannual meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of Societa Italiana di Statistica (SIS) was held in Pescara, July 3 -4, 1997. The 69 papers presented were divided in 17 sessions. Each session was organized by a chairperson with two invited speakers and two contributed papers from a call for papers. All the works were referred. Furthermore, during the meeting a discussant was provided for each session. A short version of the papers (4 pages) was.published before the conference.