Ebook: Innovations in Classification, Data Science, and Information Systems: Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Klassifikation e.V., Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus, March 12–14, 2003

The volume presents innovations in data analysis and classification and gives an overview of the state of the art in these scientific fields and relevant applications. Areas that receive considerable attention in the book are discrimination and clustering, data analysis and statistics, as well as applications in marketing, finance, and medicine. The reader will find material on recent technical and methodological developments and a large number of applications demonstrating the usefulness of the newly developed techniques.

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The volume presents innovations in data analysis and classification and gives an overview of the state of the art in these scientific fields and relevant applications. Areas that receive considerable attention in the book are discrimination and clustering, data analysis and statistics, as well as applications in marketing, finance, and medicine. The reader will find material on recent technical and methodological developments and a large number of applications demonstrating the usefulness of the newly developed techniques.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
A New Agglomerative 2–3 Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm....Pages 3-10
Symbolic Classifier with Convex Hull Based Dissimilarity Function....Pages 11-18
Two-Mode Cluster Analysis via Hierarchical Bayes....Pages 19-29
On Application of a Certain Classification Procedure to Mean Value Estimation Under Double Sampling for Nonresponse....Pages 30-37
Regression Clustering with Redescending M-Estimators....Pages 38-45
ClusCorr98 - Adaptive Clustering, Multivariate Visualization, and Validation of Results....Pages 46-53
Stratification Before Discriminant Analysis: A Must?....Pages 54-61
An Exchange Algorithm for Two-Mode Cluster Analysis....Pages 62-68
Model-Based Cluster Analysis Applied to Flow Cytometry Data....Pages 69-76
On Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables and Discriminant Method....Pages 77-80
Measuring Distances Between Variables by Mutual Information....Pages 81-90
Pareto Density Estimation: A Density Estimation for Knowledge Discovery....Pages 91-100
Modelling the Claim Count with Poisson Regression and Negative Binomial Regression....Pages 103-110
Chemical Balance Weighing Design with Different Variances of Errors....Pages 111-119
Combination of Regression Trees and Logistic Regression to Analyse Animal Management and Disease Data....Pages 120-127
Robustness of ML Estimators of Location-Scale Mixtures....Pages 128-137
On the Modification of the David-Hellwig Test....Pages 138-145
Simultaneous Selection of Variables and Smoothing Parameters in Additive Models....Pages 146-153
Multiple Change Points and Alternating Segments in Binary Trials with Dependence....Pages 154-164
Outlier Identification Rules for Generalized Linear Models....Pages 165-172
Strengths and Weaknesses of Support Vector Machines Within Marketing Data Analysis....Pages 355-362
Classification of Career-Lifestyle Patterns of Women....Pages 363-370
Joint Space Model for Multidimensional Scaling of Two-Mode Three-Way Asymmetric Proximities....Pages 371-378
Structural Model of Product Meaning Using Means-End Approach....Pages 379-387
The Concept of Chains as a Tool for MSA Contributing to the International Market Segmentation....Pages 388-395
Statistical Analysis of Innovative Activity....Pages 396-405
The Prospects of Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Food Industry....Pages 406-415
Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns in Germany....Pages 419-426
Application of Classification Methods to the Evaluation of Polish Insurance Companies....Pages 427-434
Analytic Hierarchy Process — Applications in Banking....Pages 435-445
Tail Dependence in Multivariate Data — Review of Some Problems....Pages 446-453
The Stock Market Performance of German Family Firms....Pages 454-460
Testing of Warrants Market Efficiency on the Warsaw Stock Exchange — Classical Approach....Pages 461-470
Group Opinion Structure: The Ideal Structures, their Relevance, and Effective Use....Pages 471-481
Volatility Forecasts and Value at Risk Evaluation for the MSCI North America Index....Pages 482-489
Selected Methods of Credibility Theory and its Application to Calculating Insurance Premium in Heterogeneous Insurance Portfolios....Pages 490-497
Support Vector Machines for Credit Scoring: Extension to Non Standard Cases....Pages 498-505
Discovery of Risk-Return Efficient Structures in Middle-Market Credit Portfolios....Pages 506-514
Approximation of Distributions of Treasury Bill Yields and Interbank Rates by Means of ?-stable and Hyperbolic Distributions....Pages 515-522
Stability of Selected Linear Ranking Methods — An Attempt of Evaluation for the Polish Stock Market....Pages 523-532
A Two-Phase Grammar-Based Genetic Algorithm for a Workshop Scheduling Problem....Pages 535-543
Classification and Representation of Suppliers Using Principle Component Analysis....Pages 544-551
A Knowledge Based Approach for Holistic Decision Support in Manufacturing Systems....Pages 552-558
Intelligent Fashion Interfaces — Questions to New Challenges of Classifying....Pages 559-566
Full Factorial Design, Taguchi Design or Genetic Algorithms — Teaching Different Approaches to Design of Experiments....Pages 567-574
Requirement-Driven Assessment of Restructuring Measures in Hospitals....Pages 577-584
Analyzing Protein Data with the Generative Topographic Mapping Approach....Pages 585-592
How Can Data from German Cancer Registries Be Used for Research Purposes?....Pages 593-598
Probabilistic Record Linkage of Anonymous Cancer Registry Records....Pages 599-604
An Empirical Study Evaluating the Organization and Costs of Hospital Management....Pages 605-612
Back Matter....Pages 613-616

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The volume presents innovations in data analysis and classification and gives an overview of the state of the art in these scientific fields and relevant applications. Areas that receive considerable attention in the book are discrimination and clustering, data analysis and statistics, as well as applications in marketing, finance, and medicine. The reader will find material on recent technical and methodological developments and a large number of applications demonstrating the usefulness of the newly developed techniques.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
A New Agglomerative 2–3 Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm....Pages 3-10
Symbolic Classifier with Convex Hull Based Dissimilarity Function....Pages 11-18
Two-Mode Cluster Analysis via Hierarchical Bayes....Pages 19-29
On Application of a Certain Classification Procedure to Mean Value Estimation Under Double Sampling for Nonresponse....Pages 30-37
Regression Clustering with Redescending M-Estimators....Pages 38-45
ClusCorr98 - Adaptive Clustering, Multivariate Visualization, and Validation of Results....Pages 46-53
Stratification Before Discriminant Analysis: A Must?....Pages 54-61
An Exchange Algorithm for Two-Mode Cluster Analysis....Pages 62-68
Model-Based Cluster Analysis Applied to Flow Cytometry Data....Pages 69-76
On Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables and Discriminant Method....Pages 77-80
Measuring Distances Between Variables by Mutual Information....Pages 81-90
Pareto Density Estimation: A Density Estimation for Knowledge Discovery....Pages 91-100
Modelling the Claim Count with Poisson Regression and Negative Binomial Regression....Pages 103-110
Chemical Balance Weighing Design with Different Variances of Errors....Pages 111-119
Combination of Regression Trees and Logistic Regression to Analyse Animal Management and Disease Data....Pages 120-127
Robustness of ML Estimators of Location-Scale Mixtures....Pages 128-137
On the Modification of the David-Hellwig Test....Pages 138-145
Simultaneous Selection of Variables and Smoothing Parameters in Additive Models....Pages 146-153
Multiple Change Points and Alternating Segments in Binary Trials with Dependence....Pages 154-164
Outlier Identification Rules for Generalized Linear Models....Pages 165-172
Strengths and Weaknesses of Support Vector Machines Within Marketing Data Analysis....Pages 355-362
Classification of Career-Lifestyle Patterns of Women....Pages 363-370
Joint Space Model for Multidimensional Scaling of Two-Mode Three-Way Asymmetric Proximities....Pages 371-378
Structural Model of Product Meaning Using Means-End Approach....Pages 379-387
The Concept of Chains as a Tool for MSA Contributing to the International Market Segmentation....Pages 388-395
Statistical Analysis of Innovative Activity....Pages 396-405
The Prospects of Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Food Industry....Pages 406-415
Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns in Germany....Pages 419-426
Application of Classification Methods to the Evaluation of Polish Insurance Companies....Pages 427-434
Analytic Hierarchy Process — Applications in Banking....Pages 435-445
Tail Dependence in Multivariate Data — Review of Some Problems....Pages 446-453
The Stock Market Performance of German Family Firms....Pages 454-460
Testing of Warrants Market Efficiency on the Warsaw Stock Exchange — Classical Approach....Pages 461-470
Group Opinion Structure: The Ideal Structures, their Relevance, and Effective Use....Pages 471-481
Volatility Forecasts and Value at Risk Evaluation for the MSCI North America Index....Pages 482-489
Selected Methods of Credibility Theory and its Application to Calculating Insurance Premium in Heterogeneous Insurance Portfolios....Pages 490-497
Support Vector Machines for Credit Scoring: Extension to Non Standard Cases....Pages 498-505
Discovery of Risk-Return Efficient Structures in Middle-Market Credit Portfolios....Pages 506-514
Approximation of Distributions of Treasury Bill Yields and Interbank Rates by Means of ?-stable and Hyperbolic Distributions....Pages 515-522
Stability of Selected Linear Ranking Methods — An Attempt of Evaluation for the Polish Stock Market....Pages 523-532
A Two-Phase Grammar-Based Genetic Algorithm for a Workshop Scheduling Problem....Pages 535-543
Classification and Representation of Suppliers Using Principle Component Analysis....Pages 544-551
A Knowledge Based Approach for Holistic Decision Support in Manufacturing Systems....Pages 552-558
Intelligent Fashion Interfaces — Questions to New Challenges of Classifying....Pages 559-566
Full Factorial Design, Taguchi Design or Genetic Algorithms — Teaching Different Approaches to Design of Experiments....Pages 567-574
Requirement-Driven Assessment of Restructuring Measures in Hospitals....Pages 577-584
Analyzing Protein Data with the Generative Topographic Mapping Approach....Pages 585-592
How Can Data from German Cancer Registries Be Used for Research Purposes?....Pages 593-598
Probabilistic Record Linkage of Anonymous Cancer Registry Records....Pages 599-604
An Empirical Study Evaluating the Organization and Costs of Hospital Management....Pages 605-612
Back Matter....Pages 613-616
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