Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Orga

Invited.- Semi-supervised Probabilistic Distance Clustering and the Uncertainty of Classification.- Strategies of Model Construction for the Analysis of Judgment Data.- Clustering of High-Dimensional Data via Finite Mixture Models.- Clustering and Dimensionality Reduction to Discover Interesting Patterns in Binary Data.- Kernel Methods for Detecting the Direction of Time Series.- Statistical Processes Under Change: Enhancing Data Quality with Pretests.- Clustering and Classification.- Evaluation Strategies for Learning Algorithms of Hierarchies.- Fuzzy Subspace Clustering.- Motif-Based Classification of Time Series with Bayesian Networks and SVMs.- A Novel Approach to Construct Discrete Support Vector Machine Classifiers.- Predictive Classification Trees.- Isolated Vertices in Random Intersection Graphs.- Strengths and Weaknesses of Ant Colony Clustering.- Variable Selection for Kernel Classifiers: A Feature-to-Input Space Approach.- Finite Mixture and Genetic Algorithm Segmentation in Partial Least Squares Path Modeling: Identification of Multiple Segments in Complex Path Models.- Cluster Ensemble Based on Co-occurrence Data.- Localized Logistic Regression for Categorical Influential Factors.- Clustering Association Rules with Fuzzy Concepts.- Clustering with Repulsive Prototypes.- Mixture Analysis.- Weakly Homoscedastic Constraints for Mixtures of -Distributions.- Bayesian Methods for Graph Clustering.- Determining the Number of Components in Mixture Models for Hierarchical Data.- Testing Mixed Distributions when the Mixing Distribution Is Known.- Classification with a Mixture Model Having an Increasing Number of Components.- Nonparametric Fine Tuning of Mixtures: Application to Non-Life Insurance Claims Distribution Estimation.- Linguistics and Text Analysis.- Classification of Text Processing Components: The Tesla Role System.- Nonparametric Distribution Analysis for Text Mining.- Linear Coding of Non-linear Hierarchies: Revitalization of an Ancient Classification Method.- Automatic Dictionary Expansion Using Non-parallel Corpora.- Multilingual Knowledge-Based Concept Recognition in Textual Data.- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning.- A Diversified Investment Strategy Using Autonomous Agents.- Classification with Kernel Mahalanobis Distance Classifiers.- Identifying Influential Cases in Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis by Using the Smallest Enclosing Hypersphere.- Self-Organising Maps for Image Segmentation.- Image Based Mail Piece Identification Using Unsupervised Learning.- Statistical Musicology.- Statistical Analysis of Human Body Movement and Group Interactions in Response to Music.- Applying Statistical Models and Parametric Distance Measures for Music Similarity Search.- Finding Music Fads by Clustering Online Radio Data with Emergent Self Organizing Maps.- Analysis of Polyphonic Musical Time Series.- Banking and Finance.- Hedge Funds and Asset Allocation: Investor Confidence, Diversification Benefits, and a Change in Investment Style Composition.- Mixture Hidden Markov Models in Finance Research.- Multivariate Comparative Analysis of Stock Exchanges: The European Perspective.- Empirical Examination of Fundamental Indexation in the German Market.- The Analysis of Power For Some Chosen Backtesting Procedures: Simulation Approach.- Extreme Unconditional Dependence Vs. Multivariate GARCH Effect in the Analysis of Dependence Between High Losses on Polish and German Stock Indexes.- Is Log Ratio a Good Value for Measuring Return in Stock Investments?.- Marketing, Management Science and Economics.- Designing Products Using Quality Function Deployment and Conjoint Analysis: A Comparison in a Market for Elderly People.- Analyzing the Stability of Price Response Functions: Measuring the Influence of Different Parameters in a Monte Carlo Comparison.- Real Options in the Assessment of New Products.- Exploring the Interaction Structure of Weblogs.- Analyzing Preference Rankings when There Are Too Many Alternatives.- Con