COMPSTAT: Proceedings in Computational Statistics, 7th Symposium held in Rome 1986

Front Matter....Pages N1-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Information Science and Statistics....Pages 3-9
Catastrophe Theory as a Tool for Statistical Analysis of Systems....Pages 10-14
New Procedures for Generating Optimal Experimental Designs....Pages 15-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Some Guidelines for Principal Component Analysis....Pages 23-30
Comparison of Least Squares with Least Absolute Deviation Forecasting Using Simulation Techniques....Pages 31-36
Modeling the Reliability of Fault-Tolerant Software Systems....Pages 37-42
Computerized Exploratory Screening of Large-Dimensional Contingency Tables....Pages 43-48
A Fast Algorithm for Some Exploratory Methods in Categorical Data Problems....Pages 49-54
Easy to Generate Metrics for Use with Sampled Functions....Pages 55-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Sequential Inference Processes in Computational Aspects....Pages 63-68
Variance Components as a Method for Routine Regression Analysis of Survey Data....Pages 69-74
On the Assessment of Case Influence in Generalized Linear Models....Pages 75-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Algoritmic Development in Variable Selection Procedures....Pages 83-90
Linear Models of Categorical Variables....Pages 91-96
A Fast Algorithm for Curve Fitting....Pages 97-101
Generalized Multiplicative Models....Pages 102-107
A Convenient Way of Computing ML-Estimates: Use of Automatic Differentiation....Pages 108-113
On the Numerical Solutions of Bounded Influence Regression Problems....Pages 114-119
Testing of Statistical Algorithms and Programs with the Help of the Multivariate Sample, Having Described Values of Empirical Parameters....Pages 120-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Analysis of Three-Way Data Matrices Based on Pairwise Relation Measures....Pages 129-139
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Factor Analysis of Evolution and Cluster Methods on Trajectories....Pages 140-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Links Between Clustering and Assignment Procedures....Pages 149-156
Identification of Linear Regression Models by a Clustering Algorithm....Pages 157-162
Validity Tests in Cluster Analysis Using a Probabilistic Teacher Algorithm....Pages 163-168
New Kinds of Graphical Representation in Clustering....Pages 169-175
Projection on an Acute Symmetrical Simplicial Closed Convex Cone and its Application to Star Graphs....Pages 176-181
Design of a Command Language for Interactive or Batch Use in a Statistical Package....Pages 182-187
Cross Association Measures and Optimal Clustering....Pages 188-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Multivariate Data Analysis, Contributions and Shortcomings of Robustness in Practice....Pages 197-204
On the Use of Bootstrap and Jackknife in Covariance Structure Analysis....Pages 205-210
On a Class of Robust Methods for Multivariate Data Analysis....Pages 211-216
Robust Recursive Estimation and Detection of Shifts in Regression....Pages 217-222
How Robust is One Way Anova with Respect to within Group Correlation....Pages 223-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
An Interactive Graphic System for Designing and Accessing Statistical Data Bases....Pages 231-236
Non-Standard Graphical Presentation....Pages 237-242
Computer Graphics and Data Presentation, a First Step Toward a Cognitive and Ergonomic Analysis....Pages 243-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Expert Systems and Data Analysis Package Management....Pages 251-258
Developing Intelligent Software for Non-Linear Model Fitting as an Expert System....Pages 259-264
Express — An Expert System Utilizing Standard Statistical Packages....Pages 265-270
Muse: An Expert System in Statistics....Pages 271-276
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Building Expert Systems with the Help of Existing Statistical Software: An Example....Pages 277-282
Statistical Data Validation and Expert Systems....Pages 283-288
Knowledge Base Supported Analysis of Longitudinal Data....Pages 289-294
How to Assist an Inexperienced User in the Preliminary Analysis of Time Series: First Version of the Estes Expert System....Pages 295-300
Object-Oriented Data Representations for Statistical Data Analysis....Pages 301-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Algorithms for the Beta Distribution Function....Pages 309-319
Interactive User-Friendly Package for Design and Analysis of Experiments....Pages 320-325
NL: A Statistical Package for General Nonlinear Regression Problems....Pages 326-331
Statistical Software for Personal Computers....Pages 332-337
Recursive Techniques in Statistical Programming....Pages 338-344
Design Criteria for a Flexible Statistical Language....Pages 345-350
Statistical Software SAM — Sensitivity Analysis in Multivariate Methods....Pages 351-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Data Handling and Computational Methods in Clinical Trials....Pages 359-367
Database Assisted Conduct of Clinical Trials....Pages 368-377
An APL-System for Analysing Multivariate Data....Pages 378-383
AMS — A Computer Program for Survival Analysis, General Linear Models and a Stochastic Survival Model....Pages 384-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
A Multilingual Specification System for Statistical Software....Pages 393-398
An Efficient Algorithm for Time Series Decomposition....Pages 399-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Database Management and Statistical Data Analysis: The Need for Integration and for Becoming More Intelligent....Pages 407-414
Privacy, Informatics and Statistics....Pages 415-424
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Italian Statistical Data Dictionary System Prototype Developed with a 4th Generation Language....Pages 425-430
A Methodology for Conceptual Design of Statistical Databases....Pages 431-436
Towards Natural Integration of Database Management System and Statistical Software....Pages 437-441
Easy-Link: An Expert Natural Language Interface to a Statistical Data Bank....Pages 442-447
Farandole: A RDBMS for Statistical Data Analysis....Pages 448-453
Model- and Method Banks (MMB) as a Supplement to Statistical Data Banks....Pages 454-459
A Security Mechanism Based on Uniform Rounding to Prevent Tracker Techniques....Pages 460-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
A Data Analysis Course in a Computer Science Faculty....Pages 469-476
Teaching Computational Statistics on Workstations....Pages 477-482
Teaching Regression Analysis Using MIMOSA — an Interactive Computer System for Matrix Calculus....Pages 483-488
Practical Use of Color Imaging in Automatic Classification....Pages 489-497
Algorithm and Software of Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Heterogeneous Data....Pages 498-503
Back Matter....Pages 505-513