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

Preface

Contents

Discrimination and Clustering

A New Agglomerative 2- 3 Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm

Symbolic Classifier with Convex Hull Based Dissimilarity Function

Two- Mode Cluster Analysis via Hierarchical Bayes

On Application of a Certain Classification Procedure to Mean Value Estimation Under Double Sampling for Nonresponse

Regression Clustering with Redescending M- Estimators

ClusCorr98 - Adaptive Clustering, Multivariate Visualization, and Validation of Results

Stratification Before Discriminant Analysis: A Must?

An Exchange Algorithm for Two- Mode Cluster Analysis

Model- Based Cluster Analysis Applied to Flow Cytometry Data

On Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables and Discriminant Method

Measuring Distances Between Variables by Mutual Information

Pareto Density Estimation: A Density Estimation for Knowledge Discovery

Probability Models and Statistical Methods

Modelling the Claim Count with Poisson Regression and Negative Binomial Regression

Chemical Balance Weighing Design with Different Variances of Errors

Combination of Regression Trees and Logistic Regression to Analyse Animal Management and Disease Data

Robustness of ML Estimators of Location- Scale Mixtures

On the Modification of the David- Hellwig Test

Simultaneous Selection of Variables and Smoothing Parameters in Additive Models

Multiple Change Points and Alternating Segments in Binary Trials with Dependence

Outlier Identification Rules for Generalized Linear Models

Dynamic Clustering with Non- Quadratic Adaptive Distances for Interval- Type Data

Partial Moments and Negative Moments in Ordering Asymmetric Distributions

Pattern Recognition and Computational Learning

Classification of Method Fragments Using a Reference Meta Model

Finding Metabolic Pathways in Decision Forests

Randomization in Aggregated Classification Trees

Data Mining - The Polish Experience

Extracting Continuous Relevant Features

Individual Rationality Versus Group Rationality in Statistical Modelling Issues

Mining Promising Qualification Patterns

Time Series Analysis

Partial Correlation Graphs and Dynamic Latent Variables for Physiological Time Series

Bootstrap Resampling Tests for Quantized Time Series

Imputation Strategies for Missing Data in Environmental Time Series for an Unlucky Situation

Prediction of Notes from Vocal Time Series: An Overview

Parsimonious Segmentation of Time Series by Potts Models

Marketing, Retailing, and Marketing Research

Application of Discrete Choice Methods in Consumer Preference Analysis

Competition Analysis in Marketing Using Rank Ordered Data

Handling Missing Values in Marketing Research Using SOM

Applicability of Customer Churn Forecasts in a Non- Contractual Setting

A Gravity- Based Multidimensional Unfolding Model for Preference Data

Customer Relationship Management in the Telecommunications and Utilities Markets

Strengths and Weaknesses of Support Vector Machines Within Marketing Data Analysis

Classification of Career- Lifestyle Patterns of Women

Joint Space Model for Multidimensional Scaling of Two- Mode Three- Way Asymmetric Proximities

Structural Model of Product Meaning Using Means- End Approach

The Concept of Chains as a Tool for MSA Contributing to the International Market Segmentation

Statistical Analysis of Innovative Activity

The Prospects of Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Food Industry

Finance, Capital Markets, and Risk Management

Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns in Germany

Application of Classification Methods to the Evaluation of Polish Insurance Companies

Analytic Hierarchy Process — Applications in Banking

Tail Dependence in Multivariate Data - Review of Some Problems

The Stock Market Performance of German Family Firms

Testing of Warrants Market Efficiency on the Warsaw Stock Exchange — Classical Approach

Group Opinion Structure: The Ideal Structures, their Relevance, and Effective Use

Volatility Forecasts and Value at Risk Evaluation for the MSCI North America Index

Selected Methods of Credibility Theory and its Application to Calculating Insurance Premium in Heterogeneous Insurance Portfolios

Support Vector Machines for Credit Scoring: Extension to Non Standard Cases

Discovery of Risk- Return Efficient Structures in Middle- Market Credit Portfolios

Approximation of Distributions of Treasury Bill Yields and Interbank Rates by Means of a- stable and Hyperbolic Distributions'*'

Stability of Selected Linear Ranking Methods - An Attempt of Evaluation for the Polish Stock Market

Production, Logistics, and Controlling

A Two- Phase Grammar- Based Genetic Algorithm for a Workshop ScheduUng Problem

Classification and Representation of Suppliers Using Principle Component Analysis

A Knowledge Based Approach for Holistic Decision Support in Manufacturing Systems

Intelligent Fashion Interfaces - Questions to New Challenges of Classifying

Full Factorial Design, Taguchi Design or Genetic Algorithms — Teaching Different Approaches to Design of Experiments

Medicine and Health Services

Requirement- Driven Assessment of Restructuring Measures in Hospitals

Analyzing Protein Data with the Generative Topographic Mapping Approach

How Can Data from German Cancer Registries Be Used for Research Purposes?

Probabilistic Record Linkage of Anonymous Cancer Registry Records

An Empirical Study Evaluating the Organization and Costs of Hospital Management

Index