Innovations in Classification, Data Science, and Information Systems

Part I. Discrimination and Clustering

1. A New Agglomerative 2–3 Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm
Sergiu Chelcea, Patrice Bertrand, Brigitte Trousse

2. Symbolic Classifier with Convex Hull Based Dissimilarity Function
Francisco A.T. Carvalho, Simith T. D’Oliveira Júnior

3. Two-Mode Cluster Analysis via Hierarchical Bayes
Wayne S. DeSarbo, Duncan K. H. Fong, John Liechty

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

5. Regression Clustering with Redescending M-Estimators
Tim Garlipp, Christine H. Müller

6. ClusCorr98 - Adaptive Clustering, Multivariate Visualization, and Validation of Results
Hans-Joachim Mucha, Hans-Georg Bartel

7. Stratification Before Discriminant Analysis: A Must?
Jean-Paul Rasson, Jean-Yves Pirçon, François Roland

8. An Exchange Algorithm for Two-Mode Cluster Analysis
Manfred Schwaiger, Raimund Rix

9. Model-Based Cluster Analysis Applied to Flow Cytometry Data
Ute Simon, Hans-Joachim Mucha, Rainer Brüggemann

10. On Stratification Using Auxiliary Variables and Discriminant Method
Marcin Skibicki

11. Measuring Distances Between Variables by Mutual Information
Ralf Steuer, Carsten O. Daub, Joachim Selbig, Jürgen Kurths

12. Pareto Density Estimation: A Density Estimation for Knowledge Discovery
Alfred Ultsch

Part II. Probability Models and Statistical Methods

13. Modelling the Claim Count with Poisson Regression and Negative Binomial Regression
Bart?omiej Bartoszewicz

14. Chemical Balance Weighing Design with Different Variances of Errors
Bronis?aw Ceranka, Ma?gorzata Graczyk

15. Combination of Regression Trees and Logistic Regression to Analyse Animal Management and Disease Data
Susanne Dahms

16. Robustness of ML Estimators of Location-Scale Mixtures
Christian Hennig

17. On the Modification of the David-Hellwig Test
Grzegorz Konczak

18. Simultaneous Selection of Variables and Smoothing Parameters in Additive Models
Rüdiger Krause, Gerhard Tutz

19. Multiple Change Points and Alternating Segments in Binary Trials with Dependence
Joachim Krauth

20. Outlier Identification Rules for Generalized Linear Models
Sonja Kuhnt, Jörg Pawlitschko

21. Dynamic Clustering with Non-Quadratic Adaptive Distances for Interval-Type Data
Renata M. C. R. Souza, Francisco A. T. Carvalho

22. Partial Moments and Negative Moments in Ordering Asymmetric Distributions
Gra?yna Trzpiot

Part III. Pattern Recognition and Computational Learning

23. Classification of Method Fragments Using a Reference Meta Model
Werner Esswein, Andreas Gehlert

24. Finding Metabolic Pathways in Decision Forests
André Flöter, Joachim Selbig, Torsten Schaub

25. Randomization in Aggregated Classification Trees
Eugeniusz Gatnar

26. Data Mining — The Polish Experience
Eugeniusz Gatnar, Dorota Rozmus

27. Extracting Continuous Relevant Features
Amir Globerson, Gal Chechik, Naftali Tishby

28. Individual Rationality Versus Group Rationality in Statistical Modelling Issues
Daniel Kosiorowski

29. Mining Promising Qualification Patterns
Ralf Wagner

Part IV. Time Series Analysis

30. Partial Correlation Graphs and Dynamic Latent Variables for Physiological Time Series
Roland Fried, Vanessa Didelez, Vivian Lanius

31. Bootstrap Resampling Tests for Quantized Time Series
Jacek Le?kow, Cyprian Wronka

32. Imputation Strategies for Missing Data in Environmental Time Series for an Unlucky Situation
Daria Mendola

33. Prediction of Notes from Vocal Time Series: An Overview
Claus Weihs, Uwe Ligges, Ursula Garczarek

34. Parsimonious Segmentation of Time Series by Potts Models
Gerhard Winkler, Angela Kempe, Volkmar Liebscher, Olaf Wittich

Part V. Marketing, Retailing, and Marketing Research

35. Application of Discrete Choice Methods in Consumer Preference Analysis
Andrzej B?k, Aneta Rybicka

36. Competition Analysis in Marketing Using Rank Ordered Data
Reinhold Decker, Antonia Hermelbracht

37. Handling Missing Values in Marketing Research Using SOM
Mariusz Grabowski

38. Applicability of Customer Churn Forecasts in a Non-Contractual Setting
Jörg Hopmann, Anke Thede

39. A Gravity-Based Multidimensional Unfolding Model for Preference Data
Tadashi Imaizumi

40. Customer Relationship Management in the Telecommunications and Utilities Markets
Robert Katona, Daniel Baier

41. Strengths and Weaknesses of Support Vector Machines Within Marketing Data Analysis
Katharina Monien, Reinhold Decker

42. Classification of Career-Lifestyle Patterns of Women
Miki Nakai

43. Joint Space Model for Multidimensional Scaling of Two-Mode Three-Way Asymmetric Proximities
Akinori Okada, Tadashi Imaizumi

44. Structural Model of Product Meaning Using Means-End Approach
Adam Sagan

45. The Concept of Chains as a Tool for MSA Contributing to the International Market Segmentation
El?bieta Sobczak

46. Statistical Analysis of Innovative Activity
Marek Szajt

47. The Prospects of Electronic Commerce: The Case of the Food Industry
Ludwig Theuvsen

Part VI. Finance, Capital Markets, and Risk Management

48. Macroeconomic Factors and Stock Returns in Germany
Wolfgang Bessler, Heiko Opfer

49. Application of Classification Methods to the Evaluation of Polish Insurance Companies
Marta Borda, Patrycja Kowalczyk-Lizak

50. Analytic Hierarchy Process — Applications in Banking
Czeslaw Doma?ski, Jaroslaw Kondrasiuk

51. Tail Dependence in Multivariate Data — Review of Some Problems
Krzysztof Jajuga

52. The Stock Market Performance of German Family Firms
Jan Kuklinski, Felix Lowinski, Dirk Schiereck, Peter Jaskiewicz

53. Testing of Warrants Market Efficiency on the Warsaw Stock Exchange — Classical Approach
Agnieszka Majewska, Sebastian Majewski

54. Group Opinion Structure: The Ideal Structures, their Relevance, and Effective Use
Jan W. Owsi?ski

55. Volatility Forecasts and Value at Risk Evaluation for the MSCI North America Index
Momtchil Pojarliev, Wolfgang Polasek

56. Selected Methods of Credibility Theory and its Application to Calculating Insurance Premium in Heterogeneous Insurance Portfolios
Wanda Ronka-Chmielowiec, Ewa Poprawska

57. Support Vector Machines for Credit Scoring: Extension to Non Standard Cases
Klaus B. Schebesch, Ralf Stecking

58. Discovery of Risk-Return Efficient Structures in Middle-Market Credit Portfolios
Frank Schlottmann, Detlef Seese

59. Approximation of Distributions of Treasury Bill Yields and Interbank Rates by Means of ?-stable and Hyperbolic Distributions
Witold Szczepaniak

60. Stability of Selected Linear Ranking Methods — An Attempt of Evaluation for the Polish Stock Market
Waldemar Tarczy?ski, Ma?gorzata ?uniewska

Part VII. Production, Logistics, and Controlling

61. A Two-Phase Grammar-Based Genetic Algorithm for a Workshop Scheduling Problem
Andreas Geyer-Schulz, Anke Thede

62. Classification and Representation of Suppliers Using Principle Component Analysis
Rainer Lasch, Christian G. Janker

63. A Knowledge Based Approach for Holistic Decision Support in Manufacturing Systems
Uwe Meinberg, Jens Jakobza

64. Intelligent Fashion Interfaces — Questions to New Challenges of Classifying
Astrid Ullsperger

65. Full Factorial Design, Taguchi Design or Genetic Algorithms — Teaching Different Approaches to Design of Experiments
Ralf Woll, Carina Burkhard

Part VIII. Medicine and Health Services

66. Requirement-Driven Assessment of Restructuring Measures in Hospitals
Werner Esswein, Torsten Sommer

67. Analyzing Protein Data with the Generative Topographic Mapping Approach
Isabelle M. Grimmenstein, Wolfgang Urfer

68. How Can Data from German Cancer Registries Be Used for Research Purposes?
Alexander Katalinic

69. Probabilistic Record Linkage of Anonymous Cancer Registry Records
Martin Meyer, Martin Radespiel-Tröger, Christine Vogel

70. An Empirical Study Evaluating the Organization and Costs of Hospital Management
Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Markus Lüngen, Helmut Mieth, Karl W. Lauterbach

Keywords: Statistics, Statistical Theory and Methods, Probability and Statistics in Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Information Systems and Communication Service, Data Structures