Data Science, Classification, and Related Methods: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS-96), Kobe, Japan, March 27–30, 1996

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Probabilistic Aspects in Classification....Pages 3-21
Cluster Validation....Pages 22-39
What is Data Science ? Fundamental Concepts and a Heuristic Example....Pages 40-51
Fitting Graphs and Trees with Multidimensional Scaling Methods....Pages 52-62
Classification and data analysis in finance....Pages 63-70
How to validate phylogenetic trees? A stepwise procedure....Pages 71-88
Some Trends in the Classification of Variables....Pages 89-98
Convexity Methods in Classification....Pages 99-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
How Many Clusters? An Investigation of Five Procedures for Detecting Nested Cluster Structure....Pages 109-116
Partitional Cluster Analysis with Genetic Algorithms: Searching for the Number of Clusters....Pages 117-124
Explanatory Variables in Classifications and the Detection of the Optimum Number of Clusters....Pages 125-132
Random dendrograms for classifiability testing....Pages 133-144
The L p -product of ultrametric spaces and the corresponding product of hierarchies....Pages 145-153
Towards Comparison of Decomposable Systems....Pages 154-161
Performance of Eight Dissimilarity Coefficients to Cluster a Compositional Data Set....Pages 162-169
Consensus of Hierarchical Classifications....Pages 170-181
On the Minimum Description Length (MDL) Principle for Hierarchical Classifications....Pages 182-186
Consensus Methods for Pyramids and Other Hypergraphs....Pages 187-190
On the Behavior of Splitting Criteria for Classification Trees....Pages 191-198
Fitting Pre-specified Blockmodels....Pages 199-206
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Robust impurity measures in decision trees....Pages 207-214
Induction of Decision Trees Based on the Rough Set Theory....Pages 215-222
Visualizing Data in Tree-Structured Classification....Pages 223-230
Adaptive Cluster Analysis Techniques — Software and Applications....Pages 231-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
The Most Random Partition of a Finite Set and its Application to Classification....Pages 241-246
A Mixture Model To Classify Individual Profiles Of Repeated Measurements....Pages 247-254
Irregularly Spaced AR (ISAR) Models....Pages 255-260
Two Types of Partial Least Squares Method in Linear Discriminant Analysis....Pages 261-267
Resampling Methods for Error Rate Estimation in Discriminant Analysis....Pages 268-275
A Short Overview of the Methods for Spatial Data Analysis....Pages 276-283
Choice of Multiple Representative Signatures for On-line Signature Verification Using a Clustering Procedure....Pages 284-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Algorithms for L 1 and L p Fuzzy c -Means and Their Convergence....Pages 295-302
General Approach to the Construction of Measures of Fuzziness of Fuzzy K -Partitions....Pages 303-311
Additive Clustering Model and Its Generalization....Pages 312-319
A Proposal of an Extended Model of ADCLUS Model....Pages 320-327
Comparison of Pruning Algorithms in Neural Networks....Pages 328-333
Classification Method by Using the Associative Memories in Cellular Neural Networks....Pages 334-340
Application of Kohonen maps to the GPS Stochastic Tomography of the Ionosphere....Pages 341-352
Capacities, Credibilities in Analysis of Probabilistic Objects by Histograms and Lattices....Pages 353-357
Symbolic Pattern Classifiers Based on the Cartesian System Model....Pages 358-369
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Extension based proximities between constrained Boolean symbolic objects....Pages 370-378
Towards A Normal Symbolic Form....Pages 379-386
The SODAS Project: a Software for Symbolic Data Analysis....Pages 387-393
Classification Structures for Cognitive Maps....Pages 394-403
Unsupervised Concept Learning Using Rough Concept Analysis....Pages 404-411
Implicative statistical analysis....Pages 412-419
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Correspondence Analysis, Discrimination, and Neural Networks....Pages 423-430
Exploratory data analysis for Hayashi’s quantification method III by graphics....Pages 431-440
Exploring Multidimensional Quantification Space....Pages 441-451
Homogeneity Analysis for Partitioning Qualitative Variables....Pages 452-459
Determining the Distance Index, II....Pages 460-467
Meta-data and Strategies of Textual Data Analysis: Problems and Instruments....Pages 468-479
Clustering of Texts using Semantic Graphs. Application to Open-ended Questions in Surveys....Pages 480-487
How to find the nearest by evaluating only few? Clustering techniques used to improve the efficiency of an Information Retrieval system based on Distributional Semantics....Pages 488-495
Fitting the CANDCLUS/MUMCLUS Models with Partitioning and Other Constraints....Pages 496-505
A Distance-Based Biplot for Multidimensional Scaling of Multivariate Data....Pages 506-517
Latent-class scaling models for the analysis of longitudinal choice data....Pages 518-524
Front Matter....Pages 525-525
Nonlinear Multivariate Analysis by Neural Network Models....Pages 527-538
Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis with Linear Constraints....Pages 539-546
Principal Component Analysis Based on a Subset of Variables for Qualitative Data....Pages 547-554
Front Matter....Pages 525-525
Missing Data Imputation in Multivariate Analysis....Pages 555-562
Recent Developments in Three-Mode Factor Analysis: Constrained Three-Mode Factor Analysis and Core Rotations....Pages 563-574
Tucker2 as a Second-order Principal Component Analysis....Pages 575-586
Parallel Factor Analysis with Constraints on the Configurations: An overview....Pages 587-597
Regression Splines for Multivariate Additive Modeling....Pages 598-609
Bounded Algebraic Curve Fitting for Multidimensional Data Using the Least-Squares Distance....Pages 610-616
Using the Wavelet Transform for Multivariate Data Analysis and Time Series Analysis....Pages 617-624
Visual Manipulation Environment for Data Analysis System....Pages 625-631
Human Interface for Multimedia Database with Visual Interaction Facilities....Pages 632-643
Front Matter....Pages 645-645
Proposition of a new Paradigm for a scientific Classification for Leadership Behavior Research Perspective....Pages 647-652
Structure of Attitude toward Nuclear Power Generation....Pages 653-660
Research Concerning the Consciousness of Women’s Attitude toward Independence....Pages 661-668
A Cross-National Analysis of the Relationship between Genderedness in the Legal Naming of Same-Sex Sexual/Intimate Relationships and the Gender System....Pages 669-675
A Constrained Clusterwise Regression Procedure for Benefit Segmentation....Pages 676-683
Application of Classification and Related Methods to SQC Renaissance in Toyota Motor....Pages 684-695
Application of Statistical Binary Tree Analysis to Quality Control....Pages 696-707
Analysis of Preferences for Telecommunication Services in Each Area....Pages 708-715
Effects of End-Aisle Display and Flier on the Brand-Switching of Instant Coffee....Pages 716-727
On the classification of environmental data in the Bavarian Environment Information System using an object-oriented approach....Pages 728-735
Cluster Analysis of Associated Words Obtained from a Free Response Test on Tokyo Bay....Pages 736-745
Front Matter....Pages 645-645
Data Analysis of Deer-Train Collisions in Eastern Hokkaido, Japan....Pages 746-751
Comparison of some numerical data between the belisama group of the genus Delias Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Bali Island, Indonesia....Pages 752-757
A method for classifying unaligned biological sequences....Pages 758-765
An Approach to Determine the Necessity of Orthognathic Osteotomy or Orthodontic Treatment in a Cleft Individual....Pages 766-773
Data Analysis for Quality of Life and Personality....Pages 774-778
Back Matter....Pages 779-780