Classification as a Tool for Research: Proceedings of the 11th IFCS Biennial Conference and 33rd Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Klassifikation e.V., Dresden, March 13-18, 2009

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Hierarchical Clustering with Performance Guarantees....Pages 3-14
Alignment Free String Distances for Phylogeny....Pages 15-24
Data Quality Dependent Decision Making in Pattern Classification....Pages 25-36
Clustering Proteins and Reconstructing Evolutionary Events....Pages 37-48
Microarray Dimension Reduction Based on Maximizing Mantel Correlation Coefficients Using a Genetic Algorithm Search Strategy....Pages 49-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-62
Multiparameter Hierarchical Clustering Methods....Pages 63-70
Unsupervised Sparsification of Similarity Graphs....Pages 71-79
Simultaneous Clustering and Dimensionality Reduction Using Variational Bayesian Mixture Model....Pages 81-89
A Partitioning Method for the Clustering of Categorical Variables....Pages 91-99
Treed Gaussian Process Models for Classification....Pages 101-108
Ridgeline Plot and Clusterwise Stability as Tools for Merging Gaussian Mixture Components....Pages 109-116
Clustering with Confidence: A Low-Dimensional Binning Approach....Pages 117-125
Local Classification of Discrete Variables by Latent Class Models....Pages 127-135
A Comparative Study on Discrete Discriminant Analysis through a Hierarchical Coupling Approach....Pages 137-145
A Comparative Study of Several Parametric and Semiparametric Approaches for Time Series Classification....Pages 147-155
Finite Dimensional Representation of Functional Data with Applications....Pages 157-165
Clustering Spatio-Functional Data: A Model Based Approach....Pages 167-175
Use of Mixture Models in Multiple Hypothesis Testing with Applications in Bioinformatics....Pages 177-184
Finding Groups in Ordinal Data: An Examination of Some Clustering Procedures....Pages 185-192
An Application of One-mode Three-way Overlapping Cluster Analysis....Pages 193-200
Front Matter....Pages 61-62
Evaluation of Clustering Results: The Trade-off Bias-Variability....Pages 201-208
Cluster Structured Multivariate Probability Distribution with Uniform Marginals....Pages 209-216
Analysis of Diversity-Accuracy Relations in Cluster Ensemble....Pages 217-225
Linear Discriminant Analysis with more Variables than Observations: A not so Naive Approach....Pages 227-234
Fast Hierarchical Clustering from the Baire Distance....Pages 235-243
The Trend Vector Model: Identification and Estimation in SAS....Pages 245-252
Discrete Beta-Type Models....Pages 253-261
The R Package DAKS : Basic Functions and Complex Algorithms in Knowledge Space Theory....Pages 263-270
Methods for the Analysis of Skew-Symmetry in Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling....Pages 271-278
Canonical Correspondence Analysis in Social Science Research....Pages 279-286
Exploring Data Through Archetypes....Pages 287-298
Exploring Sensitive Topics: Sensitivity, Jeopardy, and Cheating....Pages 299-305
Sampling the Join of Streams....Pages 307-314
The R Package fechner for Fechnerian Scaling....Pages 315-322
Asymptotic Behaviour in Symbolic Markov Chains....Pages 323-330
An Interactive Graphical System for Visualizing Data Quality–Tableplot Graphics....Pages 331-339
Symbolic Multidimensional Scaling Versus Noisy Variables and Outliers....Pages 341-349
Principal Components Analysis for Trapezoidal Fuzzy Numbers....Pages 351-360
Factor Selection in Observational Studies – An Application of Nonlinear Factor Selection to Propensity Scores....Pages 361-369
Nonlinear Mapping Using a Hybrid of PARAMAP and Isomap Approaches....Pages 371-380
Front Matter....Pages 61-62
Dimensionality Reduction Techniques for Streaming Time Series: A New Symbolic Approach....Pages 381-389
A Batesian Semiparametric Generalized Linear Model with Random Effects Using Dirichlet Process Priors....Pages 391-398
Exact Confidence Intervals for Odds Ratios with Algebraic Statistics....Pages 399-407
The CHIC Analysis Software v1.0....Pages 409-416
Front Matter....Pages 417-418
Clustering the Roman Heaven: Uncovering the Religious Structures in the Roman Province Germania Superior....Pages 419-426
Geochemical and Statistical Investigation of Roman Stamped Tiles of the Legio XXI Rapax ....Pages 427-434
Land Cover Classification by Multisource Remote Sensing: Comparing Classifiers for Spatial Data....Pages 435-443
Are there Cluster of Communities with the Same Dynamic Behaviour?....Pages 445-453
Land Cover Detection with Unsupervised Clustering and Hierarchical Partitioning....Pages 455-462
Using Advanced Regression Models for Determining Optimal Soil Heterogeneity Indicators....Pages 463-471
Local Analysis of SNP Data....Pages 473-480
Airborne Particulate Matter and Adverse Health Events: Robust Estimation of Timescale Effects....Pages 481-489
Identification of Specific Genomic Regions Responsible for the Invasivity of Neisseria Meningitidis ....Pages 491-499
Classification of ABC Transporters Using Community Detection....Pages 501-508
Estimation of the Number of Sustained Viral Responders by Interferon Therapy Using Random Numbers with a Logistic Model....Pages 509-516
Virtual High Throughput Screening Using Machine Learning Methods....Pages 517-524
Network Analysis of Works on Clustering and Classification from Web of Science....Pages 525-536
Recommending in Social Tagging Systems Based on Kernelized Multiway Analysis....Pages 537-544
Dynamic Population Segmentation in Online Market Monitoring....Pages 545-552
Gaining ‘Consumer Insights’ from Influential Actors in Weblog Networks....Pages 553-560
Front Matter....Pages 417-418
Visualising a Text with a Tree Cloud....Pages 561-569
A Tree Kernel Based on Classification and Citation Data to Analyse Patent Documents....Pages 571-578
A New SNA Centrality Measure Quantifying the Distance to the Nearest Center....Pages 579-586
Mining Innovative Ideas to Support New Product Research and Development....Pages 587-594
The Basis of Credit Scoring: On the Definition of Credit Default Events....Pages 595-602
Forecasting Candlesticks Time Series with Locally Weighted Learning Methods....Pages 603-611
An Analysis of Alternative Methods for Measuring Long-Run Performance: An Application to Share Repurchase Announcements....Pages 613-620
Knowledge Discovery in Stock Market Data....Pages 621-628
The Asia Financial Crises and Exchange Rates: Had there been Volatility Shifts for Asian Currencies?....Pages 629-637
The Pricing of Risky Securities in a Fuzzy Least Square Regression Model....Pages 639-646
Classification of the Indo-European Languages Using a Phylogenetic Network Approach....Pages 647-655
Parsing as Classification....Pages 657-664
Comparing the Stability of Clustering Results of Dialect Data Based on Several Distance Matrices....Pages 665-672
Marketing and Regional Sales: Evaluation of Expenditure Strategies by Spatial Sales Response Functions....Pages 673-681
A Demand Learning Data Based Approach to Optimize Revenues of a Retail Chain....Pages 683-691
Missing Values and the Consistency Problem Concerning AHP Data....Pages 693-700
Monte Carlo Methods in the Assessment of New Products: A Comparison of Different Approaches....Pages 701-708
Preference Analysis and Product Design in Markets for Elderly People: A Comparison of Methods and Approaches....Pages 709-716
Usefulness of A Priori Information about Customers for Market Research: An Analysis for Personalisation Aspects in Retailing....Pages 717-724
Importance of Consumer Preferences on the Diffusion of Complex Products and Systems....Pages 725-733
Front Matter....Pages 417-418
Household Possession of Consumer Durables on Background of some Poverty Lines....Pages 735-742
Effect of Consumer Perceptions of Web Site Brand Personality and Web Site Brand Association on Web Site Brand Image....Pages 743-750
Perceptually Based Phoneme Recognition in Popular Music....Pages 751-758
SVM Based Instrument and Timbre Classification....Pages 759-766
Three-way Scaling and Clustering Approach to Musical Structural Analysis....Pages 767-774
Improving GMM Classifiers by Preliminary One-class SVM Outlier Detection: Application to Automatic Music Mood Estimation....Pages 775-782
Multiobjective Optimization for Decision Support in Automated 2.5D System-in-Package Electronics Design....Pages 783-791
Multi-Objective Quality Assessment for EA Parameter Tuning....Pages 793-800
A Novel Multi-Objective Target Value Optimization Approach....Pages 801-809
Desirability-Based Multi-Criteria Optimisation of HVOF Spray Experiments....Pages 811-818
Back Matter....Pages 819-823