Classification in the Information Age: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual GfKl Conference, Dresden, March 4–6, 1998

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Scientific Information Systems and Metadata....Pages 3-20
Multiple Expert Fusion....Pages 21-28
How To Make a Multimedia Textbook and How to Use It....Pages 29-41
Clustering and Neural Network Approaches....Pages 42-57
Data Model and Classification by Trees....Pages 58-67
A Framework for the Design, Development and Evaluation of Multimedia Based Learning Environments: ”ISTOS: An Application in the Computer Networking Domain”....Pages 68-75
Natural and Constrained Classification of Data by Fuzzy Clustering Techniques....Pages 76-87
From Variance to Value at Risk: A Unified Perspective on Standardized Risk Measures....Pages 91-99
Does the Planning Horizon Affect the Portfolio Structure?....Pages 100-114
Statistical Approach in Financial Risk Analysis and Management — Review of Concepts....Pages 115-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
On Data-Based Checking of Hypotheses in the Presence of Uncertain Knowledge....Pages 127-135
Multivariate Directional Tests with Incomplete Data....Pages 136-144
Classification and Positioning of Data Mining Tools....Pages 145-154
Hazard Rate Estimation from Censored Data....Pages 155-162
A Sequential Modification of EM Algorithm....Pages 163-170
Analysis of the Stability of Clusters of Variables via Bootstrap....Pages 171-178
Models and Methods for Clusterwise Linear Regression....Pages 179-187
Statistical Clustering Under Distortions: Optimality and Robustness....Pages 188-195
Discrete Scan Statistics for Detecting Change-points in Binomial Sequences....Pages 196-204
Dynamic Confinement, Classification, and Imaging....Pages 205-214
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Approximation of Distributions by Sets....Pages 215-224
Computation of the Minimum Covariance Determinant Estimator....Pages 225-232
Graphical Tools for the Detection of Multiple Outliers in Spatial Statistics Models....Pages 233-240
Classification for Repeated Measurements in Gaussian and Related Populations....Pages 241-251
Optimal vs. Classical Linear Dimension Reduction....Pages 252-259
Testing for the Number of States in Hidden Markov Models with Application to Ion Channel Data....Pages 260-267
Clustan Graphics3 Interactive Graphics for Cluster Analysis....Pages 268-275
Conceptual Meaning of Clusters....Pages 279-286
Group Theoretical Structures for Representing Data Contexts....Pages 287-294
The Comparative Efficacy of Some Combinatorial Tests for Detection of Clusters and Mixtures of Probability Distributions....Pages 295-301
Efficient State-Space Representation by Neural Maps for Reinforcement Learning....Pages 302-309
Match-Gaphs of Random Digraphs....Pages 310-317
An Improved Training Method for Feed-Forward Neural Networks....Pages 320-327
Decision Support By Order Diagrams....Pages 328-335
Neural Network Classification in Exponential Models with Unknown Statistics....Pages 336-343
Conceptual Landscapes of Knowledge: A Pragmatic Paradigm for Knowledge Processing....Pages 344-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Remote Data Analysis Using Java....Pages 359-367
Metrics for World Wide Web Information Systems....Pages 368-375
Modeling Concepts for Flexible Workflow Support....Pages 376-383
Visualization and Categorization of Cached Hypermedia Data....Pages 387-394
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Virtualization of Course Structures Through Adaptive Internet Techniques....Pages 395-401
Navigation in Cyberspace Using Multi-Dimensional Scaling to Create Three-dimensional Navigational Maps....Pages 402-409
Structured Documentation. An Approach to Identify and Model Knowledge Components for Learning Purposes....Pages 410-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
Measurement of the Probability of Insolvency with Mixture-of-Experts Networks....Pages 421-429
An Application of Methods of Multivariate Data Analysis to Compare Different Approaches to Exchange Rate Forecasting....Pages 430-438
Intelligent Software Agents: Current Technology and Potential Impact on Electronic Markets and Intermediaries....Pages 439-446
Clustering of Stocks in Risk Context....Pages 447-452
Measuring Risk in Value-at-Risk Based on Student’s t -Distribution....Pages 453-459
Using ANN to Estimate VaR....Pages 460-466
Forecasting Discretized Daily USD/DEM Exchange Rate Movements with Quantitative Models....Pages 467-472
Study Major Choice — Factor Preference Measurement....Pages 473-481
What is “Incentive Compatibility”?....Pages 482-489
An Integrative Approach for Product Development and Customer Satisfaction Measurement....Pages 493-500
Market Segmentation and Profiling Using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 501-510
A Classification Approach for Competitive Pricing....Pages 511-519
Panel-Data Based Competitive Market Structure and Segmentation Analysis Using Self-Organizing Feature Maps....Pages 520-528
Analysis of A Priori Defined Groups in Applied Market Research....Pages 529-535
Modeling and Measuring of Competitive Reactions to Changes of Marketing Mix at the Retail Level....Pages 536-544
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Bayesian Statistics for Archaeology....Pages 547-554
Investigating Information Retrieval with the Environmental Thesaurus of the Umweltbundesamt....Pages 555-563
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Data Mining with a Neuro-Fuzzy Model for the Ozone Prognosis....Pages 564-571
Attributing Shares of Risk to Grouped or Hierarchically Ordered Factors....Pages 572-579
New Hypotheses and Tests for the Multivariate Bioequivalence Problem....Pages 580-587
Diagnostic Support in Allergology Using Interactive Learning Classifier Systems....Pages 588-595
On Nonparametric Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance....Pages 596-604
Back Matter....Pages 605-608