Ebook: Computational Statistics: Volume 2: Proceedings of the 10th Symposium on Computational Statistics, COMPSTAT, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, August 1992

The papers assembled in this book were presented at the biannual symposium of Inter­ national Association for Statistical Computing in Neuchcitel, Switzerland, in August of 1992. This congress marked the tenth such meeting from its inception in 1974 at Vienna and maintained the tradition of providing a forum for the open discussion of progress made in computer oriented statistics and the dissemination of new ideas throughout the statistical community. It was gratifying to see how well the groups of theoretical statisti­ cians, software developers and applied research workers were represented, whose mixing is an event made uniquely possible by this symposium. While maintaining traditions certain new features have been introduced at this con­ ference: there were a larger number of invited speakers; there was more commercial sponsorship and exhibition space; and a larger body of proceedings have been published. The structure of the proceedings follows a standard format: the papers have been grouped together according to a rough subject matter classification, and within topic follow an approximate aphabetical order. The papers are published in two volumes ac­ cording to the emphasis of the topics: volume I gives a slight leaning towards statistics and modelling, while volume II is focussed more on computation; but this is certainly only a crude distinction and the volumes have to be thought of as the result of a single en terprise.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Issues in Computational Data Analysis....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Editorial Interface in Statistical Computing and Related Areas....Pages 17-32
Inside ESIA: An Open and Self-Consistent Knowledge Based System....Pages 33-38
Linked Views....Pages 39-42
A Consultation System for Statistical Analysis on Hypertool....Pages 43-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Computer-Intensive Statistical Methods....Pages 51-62
Exact Logistic Regression: Theory, Applications, Software....Pages 63-78
Optimal Choice for a Hodges-Lehmann Type Estimator in the Two-Sample Problem with Censoring....Pages 79-83
Simulation in Extreme-Value Estimation by a Combined S-PLUS and C-Program....Pages 85-89
The Usefulness of Exact Statistical Methods in Equal Employment Litigation....Pages 91-95
On Classifier Systems, Disintegrated Representation and Robust Data Mining....Pages 97-102
Variance Reduction for Bernouilli Response Variables....Pages 103-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Graphical Aids for Nonlinear Regression and Discriminant Analysis....Pages 111-126
Intervention Analysis with SPSS/PC+ Trends....Pages 127-132
A New Windows-Based Statistical Analysis Environment....Pages 133-148
Aspects of the “User Friendliness” of Statistical Software: A Pleading for Software Adaptability....Pages 149-162
Statistics Software vs. Problem Solving....Pages 163-168
S-PLUS Version 3....Pages 169-175
Generalizing GLMs in Genstat....Pages 177-183
The New Simulation Packages: New Powers Bring New Users....Pages 185-188
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Statistical Packages and Systems Evaluation....Pages 189-194
An Environment for Montecarlo Simulation Studies (EMSS)....Pages 195-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Generation of Optimal Designs for Nonlinear Models when the Design Points are Incidental Parameters....Pages 203-208
I-Optimality Algorithm and Implementation....Pages 209-214
Use of a Symbolic Algebra Computer System to Investigate the Properties of Mixture Designs in Orthogonal Blocks....Pages 215-220
A-Optimal Weighing Designs with n ? 3(mod4) and their Information Matrix Form....Pages 221-225
Quasi-Sequential Procedures for the Calibration Problem....Pages 227-231
An Interactive Window-Based Environment for Experimental Design....Pages 233-238
The Use of Identification Keys and Diagnostic Tables in Statistical Work....Pages 239-244
Construction of a Statistical KBFE for Experimental Design Using the Tools and Techniques Developed in the Focus Project (Esprit II num. 2620)....Pages 245-250
MRBP Tests and their Empirical Power Performance for Symmetric Kappa Distribution....Pages 251-255
Optimal Experimental Designs in Regression: A Bootstrap Approach....Pages 257-262
KEYFINDER — A Complete Toolkit for Generating Fractional-Replicate and Blocked Factorial Designs....Pages 263-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
ICM for Object Recognition....Pages 271-286
Bootstrapping Blurred and Noisy Data....Pages 287-291
Multiresolution Reconstruction of a Corrupted Image Using the Wavelet Transform....Pages 293-298
Are Artificial Neural Networks a Dangerous Adversary for Statistical Data Analysis?....Pages 299-304
Canonical Correlation Analysis Using a Neural Network....Pages 305-308
Artificial Neural Networks as Alternatives to Statistical Quality Control Charts in Manufacturing Processes....Pages 309-315
Analytical Analysis of Decentralised Controlled General Data Communication Networks....Pages 317-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Microdata, Macrodata and Metadata....Pages 325-340
Semi-Filled Shells and New Technology of the Subject-Oriented Statistical Expert Systems Construction....Pages 341-344
Conceptual Models for the Choice of a Statistical Analysis Method; A Comparison Between Experts and Non-Experts....Pages 345-349
Toward a Formalised Meta-Data Concept....Pages 351-356
Semantic Metadata: Query Processing and Data Aggregation....Pages 357-362
A System for Production and Analysis of Statistical Reports....Pages 363-368
MetaInformation — Production, Transfer, Consumption, Maintenance in Official Statistics....Pages 369-374
An Experimental System for Navigating Statistical Meta-Information — The Meta-Stat Navigator....Pages 375-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Data and Meta-Data in the Blaise System....Pages 383-386
Sample Size Estimation for Several Trend Tests in the k-Sample Problem....Pages 387-390
A Generic Schema for Survey Processing at IBGE....Pages 391-394
A Tool for the Automatic Generation of Data Editing and Imputation Application for Surveys Processing....Pages 395-400
Tools for Data Entry....Pages 401-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
StEM: A Deductive Query Processor for Statistical Databases....Pages 409-414
VIEWS: A Portable Statistical Database System....Pages 415-419
Database Management for Notifiable Diseases at the Federal Health Office of Germany....Pages 421-424
Sampling Accounting Populations: A Comparison of Monetary Unit Sampling and Sieve Sampling in Substantive Auditing....Pages 425-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-441

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Issues in Computational Data Analysis....Pages 3-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Editorial Interface in Statistical Computing and Related Areas....Pages 17-32
Inside ESIA: An Open and Self-Consistent Knowledge Based System....Pages 33-38
Linked Views....Pages 39-42
A Consultation System for Statistical Analysis on Hypertool....Pages 43-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Computer-Intensive Statistical Methods....Pages 51-62
Exact Logistic Regression: Theory, Applications, Software....Pages 63-78
Optimal Choice for a Hodges-Lehmann Type Estimator in the Two-Sample Problem with Censoring....Pages 79-83
Simulation in Extreme-Value Estimation by a Combined S-PLUS and C-Program....Pages 85-89
The Usefulness of Exact Statistical Methods in Equal Employment Litigation....Pages 91-95
On Classifier Systems, Disintegrated Representation and Robust Data Mining....Pages 97-102
Variance Reduction for Bernouilli Response Variables....Pages 103-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Graphical Aids for Nonlinear Regression and Discriminant Analysis....Pages 111-126
Intervention Analysis with SPSS/PC+ Trends....Pages 127-132
A New Windows-Based Statistical Analysis Environment....Pages 133-148
Aspects of the “User Friendliness” of Statistical Software: A Pleading for Software Adaptability....Pages 149-162
Statistics Software vs. Problem Solving....Pages 163-168
S-PLUS Version 3....Pages 169-175
Generalizing GLMs in Genstat....Pages 177-183
The New Simulation Packages: New Powers Bring New Users....Pages 185-188
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Statistical Packages and Systems Evaluation....Pages 189-194
An Environment for Montecarlo Simulation Studies (EMSS)....Pages 195-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Generation of Optimal Designs for Nonlinear Models when the Design Points are Incidental Parameters....Pages 203-208
I-Optimality Algorithm and Implementation....Pages 209-214
Use of a Symbolic Algebra Computer System to Investigate the Properties of Mixture Designs in Orthogonal Blocks....Pages 215-220
A-Optimal Weighing Designs with n ? 3(mod4) and their Information Matrix Form....Pages 221-225
Quasi-Sequential Procedures for the Calibration Problem....Pages 227-231
An Interactive Window-Based Environment for Experimental Design....Pages 233-238
The Use of Identification Keys and Diagnostic Tables in Statistical Work....Pages 239-244
Construction of a Statistical KBFE for Experimental Design Using the Tools and Techniques Developed in the Focus Project (Esprit II num. 2620)....Pages 245-250
MRBP Tests and their Empirical Power Performance for Symmetric Kappa Distribution....Pages 251-255
Optimal Experimental Designs in Regression: A Bootstrap Approach....Pages 257-262
KEYFINDER — A Complete Toolkit for Generating Fractional-Replicate and Blocked Factorial Designs....Pages 263-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
ICM for Object Recognition....Pages 271-286
Bootstrapping Blurred and Noisy Data....Pages 287-291
Multiresolution Reconstruction of a Corrupted Image Using the Wavelet Transform....Pages 293-298
Are Artificial Neural Networks a Dangerous Adversary for Statistical Data Analysis?....Pages 299-304
Canonical Correlation Analysis Using a Neural Network....Pages 305-308
Artificial Neural Networks as Alternatives to Statistical Quality Control Charts in Manufacturing Processes....Pages 309-315
Analytical Analysis of Decentralised Controlled General Data Communication Networks....Pages 317-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Microdata, Macrodata and Metadata....Pages 325-340
Semi-Filled Shells and New Technology of the Subject-Oriented Statistical Expert Systems Construction....Pages 341-344
Conceptual Models for the Choice of a Statistical Analysis Method; A Comparison Between Experts and Non-Experts....Pages 345-349
Toward a Formalised Meta-Data Concept....Pages 351-356
Semantic Metadata: Query Processing and Data Aggregation....Pages 357-362
A System for Production and Analysis of Statistical Reports....Pages 363-368
MetaInformation — Production, Transfer, Consumption, Maintenance in Official Statistics....Pages 369-374
An Experimental System for Navigating Statistical Meta-Information — The Meta-Stat Navigator....Pages 375-380
Front Matter....Pages 381-381
Data and Meta-Data in the Blaise System....Pages 383-386
Sample Size Estimation for Several Trend Tests in the k-Sample Problem....Pages 387-390
A Generic Schema for Survey Processing at IBGE....Pages 391-394
A Tool for the Automatic Generation of Data Editing and Imputation Application for Surveys Processing....Pages 395-400
Tools for Data Entry....Pages 401-406
Front Matter....Pages 407-407
StEM: A Deductive Query Processor for Statistical Databases....Pages 409-414
VIEWS: A Portable Statistical Database System....Pages 415-419
Database Management for Notifiable Diseases at the Federal Health Office of Germany....Pages 421-424
Sampling Accounting Populations: A Comparison of Monetary Unit Sampling and Sieve Sampling in Substantive Auditing....Pages 425-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-441
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