Topics in Theoretical and Applied Statistics

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Empirical Orthogonal Function and Functional Data Analysis Procedures to Impute Long Gaps in Environmental Data....Pages 3-13
Unconditional and Conditional Quantile Treatment Effect: Identification Strategies and Interpretations....Pages 15-24
Some New Results on the Beta Skew-Normal Distribution....Pages 25-36
The Median of a Set of Histogram Data....Pages 37-48
Rates for Bayesian Estimation of Location-Scale Mixtures of Super-Smooth Densities....Pages 49-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
Unsupervised Classification of Multivariate Time Series Data for the Identification of Sea Regimes....Pages 61-71
An Evaluation of the Student Satisfaction Based on CUB Models....Pages 73-83
Dimensions of Well-Being and Their Statistical Measurements....Pages 85-99
Extracting Meta-information by Using Network Analysis Tools....Pages 101-109
Factor PD-Co-clustering on Textual Data....Pages 111-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
M-Quantile Small Area Estimation for Panel Data....Pages 123-131
A Two-Part Geoadditive Small Area Model for Geographical Domain Estimation....Pages 133-143
A Unified Approach for Defining Optimal Multivariate and Multi-Domains Sampling Designs....Pages 145-152
Estimation of Poverty Rate and Quintile Share Ratio for Domains and Small Areas....Pages 153-165
A Sample Survey on Inactive Students: Weighting Issues in Modelling the Inactivity Status....Pages 167-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Material Deprivation of Foreigners: Measurement and Determinants....Pages 181-191
How Do Life Course Events Affect Paid and Unpaid Work of Italian Couples?....Pages 193-204
Do Rational Choices Guide Family Formation and Dissolution in Italy?....Pages 205-214
STAR Modeling of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Delay-Time in Diagnosis....Pages 215-225
Non-aggregative Assessment of Subjective Well-Being....Pages 227-237
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Composite Indicator of Social Inclusion for the EU Countries....Pages 239-252
A Well-Being Index Based on the Weighted Product Method....Pages 253-259
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
A Comparison of Different Procedures for Combining High-Dimensional Multivariate Volatility Forecasts....Pages 263-273
Which Seasonality in Italian Daily Electricity Prices? A Study with State Space Models....Pages 275-284
From the Standard of Living as a Latent Variable to the Estimation of Equivalence Scales and Other Indices....Pages 285-294
Learning-by-Exporting and Productivity: Evidences from a Panel of Manufacturing Firms....Pages 295-306
A Multivariate VEC-BEKK Model for Portfolio Selection....Pages 307-315