Innovations In Classification, Data Science, And Information Systems

by Baier, Daniel; Wernecke, Klaus-Dieter

• ISBN13: 9783540232216
• ISBN10: 3540232214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Part I. Discrimination and Clustering
A New Agglomerative 2-3 Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm	3	(8)
Sergiu Chelcea
Patrice Bertrand
Brigitte Trousse
Symbolic Classifier with Convex Hull Based Dissimilarity Function	11	(8)
Francisco de A.T. de Carvalho
Simith T. D'Oliveira Junior
Two-Mode Cluster Analysis via Hierarchical Bayes	19	(11)
Wayne S. DeSarbo
Duncan K. H. Fong
John Liechty
On Application of a Certain Classification Procedure to Mean Value Estimation Under Double Sampling for Nonresponse	30	(8)
Wojciech Gamrot
Regression Clustering with Redescending M-Estimators	38	(8)
Tim Garlipp
Christine H. Muller
ClusCorr98 - Adaptive Clustering, Multivariate Visualization, and Validation of Results	46	(8)
Hans-Joachim Mucha
Hans-Georg Bartel
Stratification Before Discriminant Analysis: A Must?	54	(8)
Jean-Paul Rasson
Jean-Yves Pircon
Francois Roland
An Exchange Algorithm for Two-Mode Cluster Analysis	62	(7)
Manfred Schwaiger
Raimund Rix
Model-Based Cluster Analysis Applied to Flow Cytometry Data	69	(8)
Ute Simon
Hans-Joachim Mucha
Rainer Bruggemann
On Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables and Discriminant Method	77	(4)
Marcin Skibicki
Measuring Distances Between Variables by Mutual Information	81	(10)
Ralf Steuer
Carsten O. Daub
Joachim Selbig
Jurgen Kurths
Pareto Density Estimation: A Density Estimation for Knowledge Discovery	91	(12)
Alfred Ultsch
Part II. Probability Models and Statistical Methods
Modelling the Claim Count with Poisson Regression and Negative Binomial Regression	103	(8)
Barttomiej Bartoszewicz
Chemical Balance Weighing Design with Different Variances of Errors	111	(9)
Bronistaw Ceranka
Matgorzata Graczyk
Combination of Regression Trees and Logistic Regression to Analyse Animal Management and Disease Data	120	(8)
Susanne Dahms
Robustness of ML Estimators of Location-Scale Mixtures	128	(10)
Christian Hennig
On the Modification of the David-Hellwig Test	138	(8)
Grzegorz Konczak
Simultaneous Selection of Variables and Smoothing Parameters in Additive Models	146	(8)
Rudiger Krause
Gerhard Tutz
Multiple Change Points and Alternating Segments in Binary Trials with Dependence	154	(11)
Joachim Krauth
Outlier Identification Rules for Generalized Linear Models	165	(8)
Sonja Kuhnt
Jorg Pawlitschko
Dynamic Clustering with Non-Quadratic Adaptive Distances for Interval-Type Data	173	(8)
Renata M. C. R. de Souza
Francisco de A. T. de Carvalho
Partial Moments and Negative Moments in Ordering Asymmetric Distributions	181	(10)
Grazyna Trzpiot
Part III. Pattern Recognition and Computational Learning
Classification of Method Fragments Using a Reference Meta Model	191	(8)
Werner Esswein
Andreas Gehlert
Finding Metabolic Pathways in Decision Forests	199	(8)
Andre Floter
Joachim Selbig
Torsten Schaub
Randomization in Aggregated Classification Trees	207	(10)
Eugeniusz Gatnar
Data Mining -- The Polish Experience	217	(7)
Eugeniusz Gatnar
Dorota Rozmus
Extracting Continuous Relevant Features	224	(15)
Amir Globerson
Gal Chechik
Naftali Tishby
Individual Rationality Versus Group Rationality in Statistical Modelling Issues	239	(10)
Daniel Kosiorowski
Mining Promising Qualification Patterns	249	(10)
Ralf Wagner
Part IV. Time Series Analysis
Partial Correlation Graphs and Dynamic Latent Variables for Physiological Time Series	259	(8)
Roland Fried
Vanessa Didelez
Vivian Lanius
Bootstrap Resampling Tests for Quantized Time Series	267	(8)
Jacek Leskow
Cyprian Wronka
Imputation Strategies for Missing Data in Environmental Time Series for an Unlucky Situation	275	(8)
Daria Mendola
Prediction of Notes from Vocal Time Series: An Overview	283	(12)
Claus Weihs
Uwe Ligges
Ursula Garczarek
Parsimonious Segmentation of Time Series by Potts Models	295	(10)
Gerhard Winkler
Angela Kempe
Volkmar Liebscher
Olaf Wittich
Part V. Marketing, Retailing, and Marketing Research
Application of Discrete Choice Methods in Consumer Preference Analysis	305	(8)
Andrzej Bak
Aneta Rybicka
Competition Analysis in Marketing Using Rank Ordered Data	313	(9)
Reinhold Decker
Antonia Hermelbrach
Handling Missing Values in Marketing Research Using SOM	322	(8)
Mariusz Grabowski
Applicability of Customer Churn Forecasts in a Non-Contractual Setting	330	(8)
Jorg Hopmann
Anke Thede
A Gravity-Based Multidimensional Unfolding Model for Preference Data	338	(8)
Tadashi Imaizumi
Customer Relationship Management in the Telecommunications and Utilities Markets	346	(9)
Robert Katona
Daniel Baier
Strengths and Weaknesses of Support Vector Machines Within Marketing Data Analysis	355	(8)
Katharina Monien
Reinhold Decker
Classification of Career-Lifestyle Patterns of Women	363	(8)
Miki Nakai
Joint Space Model for Multidimensional Scaling of Two-Mode Three-Way Asymmetric Proximities	371	(8)
Akinori Okada
Tadashi Imaizumi
Structural Model of Product Meaning Using Means-End Approach	379	(9)
Adam Sagan
The Concept of Chains as a Tool for MSA Contributing to the International Market Segmentation	388	(8)
Elzbieta Sobczak
Statistical Analysis of Innovative Activity	396	(10)
Marek Szajt
The Prospects of Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Food Industry	406	(13)
Ludwig Theuvsen
Part VI. Finance, Capital Markets, and Risk Management
Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns in Germany	419	(8)
Wolfgang Bessler
Heiko Opfer
Application of Classification Methods to the Evaluation of Polish Insurance Companies	427	(8)
Marta Borda
Patrycja Kowalczyk-Lizak
Analytic Hierarchy Process -- Applications in Banking	435	(11)
Czeslaw Domanski
Jaroslaw Kondrasiuk
Tail Dependence in Multivariate Data -- Review of Some Problems	446	(8)
Krzysztof Jajuga
The Stock Market Performance of German Family Firms	454	(7)
Jan Kuklinski
Felix Lowinski
Dirk Schiereck
Peter Jaskiewicz
Testing of Warrants Market Efficiency on the Warsaw Stock Exchange -- Classical Approach	461	(10)
Agnieszka Majewska
Sebastian Majewski
Group Opinion Structure: The Ideal Structures, their Relevance, and Effective Use	471	(11)
Jan W. Owsinski
Volatility Forecasts and Value at Risk Evaluation for the MSCI North America Index	482	(8)
Momtchil Pojarliev
Wolfgang Polasek
Selected Methods of Credibility Theory and its Application to Calculating Insurance Premium in Heterogeneous Insurance Portfolios	490	(8)
Wanda Ronka-Chmielowiec
Ewa Poprawska
Support Vector Machines for Credit Scoring: Extension to Non Standard Cases	498	(8)
Klaus B. Schebesch
Ralf Stecking
Discovery of Risk-Return Efficient Structures in Middle-Market Credit Portfolios	506	(9)
Frank Schlottmann
Detlef Seese
Approximation of Distributions of Treasury Bill Yields and Interbank Rates by Means of α-stable and Hyperbolic Distributions	515	(8)
Witold Szczepaniak
Stability of Selected Linear Ranking Methods -- An Attempt of Evaluation for the Polish Stock Market	523	(12)
Waldemar Tarczynski
Matgorzata Luniewska
Part VII. Production, Logistics, and Controlling
A Two-Phase Grammar-Based Genetic Algorithm for a Workshop Scheduling Problem	535	(9)
Andreas Geyer-Schulz
Anke Thede
Classification and Representation of Suppliers Using Principle Component Analysis	544	(8)
Rainer Lasch
Christian G. Janker
A Knowledge Based Approach for Holistic Decision Support in Manufacturing Systems	552	(7)
Uwe Meinberg
Jens Jakobza
Intelligent Fashion Interfaces -- Questions to New Challenges of Classifying	559	(8)
Astrid Ullsperger
Full Factorial Design, Taguchi Design or Genetic Algorithms -- Teaching Different Approaches to Design of Experiments	567	(10)
Ralf Woll
Carina Burkhard
Part VIII. Medicine and Health Services
Requirement-Driven Assessment of Restructuring Measures in Hospitals	577	(8)
Werner Esswein
Torsten Sommer
Analyzing Protein Data with the Generative Topographic Mapping Approach	585	(8)
Isabelle M. Grimmenstein
Wolfgang Urfer
How Can Data from German Cancer Registries Be Used for Research Purposes?	593	(6)
Alexander Katalinic
Probabilistic Record Linkage of Anonymous Cancer Registry Records	599	(6)
Martin Meyer
Martin Radespiel-Troger
Christine Vogel
An Empirical Study Evaluating the Organization and Costs of Hospital Management	605	(8)
Karin Wolf-Ostermann
Markus Lungen
Helmut Mieth
Karl W. Lauterbach
Index	613