Data Analysis and Classification Proceedings of the 6th Conference o

The volume provides results from the latest methodological developments in data analysis and classification and highlights new emerging subjects within the field. It contains articles about statistical models, classification, cluster analysis, multidimens

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Data Analysis and Classification Proceedings of the 6th Conference of the Classification and Data Analysis Group of the Società Italiana di Statistica

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Editors Professor Francesco Palumbo Department of Institution in Economics and Finance Università di Macerata Via Crescimbeni, 20 62100 Macerata Italy [email protected]

Professor Carlo Natale Lauro Department of Mathematics and Statistics Università Federico II di Napoli Via Cinthia - Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo 80126 Napoli Italy [email protected]

Professor Michael J. Greenacre Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra Ramon Trias Fargas, 25–27 08005 Barcelona Spain [email protected]

ISSN 1431-8814 ISBN 978-3-642-03738-2 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03739-9 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03739-9 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009936001 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permissions for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: SPi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science + Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

This volume contains revised versions of selected papers presented at the biennial meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group (CLADAG) of the Italian Statistical Society, which was held in Macerata, September 12–14, 2007. Carlo Lauro chaired the Scientific Programme Committee and Francesco Palumbo chaired the Local Organizing Committee. The scientific programme scheduled 150 oral presentations and one poster session. Sessions were organised in five plenary sessions, 10 invited paper specialised sessions and 24 solicited paper sessions. Contributed papers and posters were 54 and 12, respectively. Five eminent sc