Torelli N., Pesarin F., Bar-Hen A. (Eds.) Advances in Theoretical and Applied Statistics

Springer, 2013. — 532 p. — (Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics / Selected Papers of the Statistical Societies). — ISBN: 978-3-642-35587-5, e-ISBN: 978-3-642-35588-2.This volume includes contributions selected after a double blind review process and presented as a preliminary version at the 45th Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society. The papers provide significant and innovative original contributions and cover a broad range of topics including: statistical theory; methods for time series and spatial data; statistical modeling and data analysis; survey methodology and official statistics; analysis of social, demographic and health data; and economic statistics and econometrics.Statistical Theory.
Default Priors Based on Pseudo-Likelihoods for the Poisson-GPD Model.
Robustness, Dispersion, and Local Functions in Data Depth.
New Distribution-Free Plotting Position Through an Approximation to the Beta Median.
On Gaussian Compound Poisson Type Limiting Likelihood Ratio Process.
Archetypal Symbolic Objects.
Lorenz Zonoids and Dependence Measures: A Proposal.
Algebraic Generation of Orthogonal Fractional Factorial Designs.Methods for Time Series, Spatial and Functional Data.
A Functional Spatio-Temporal Model for Geometric Shape Analysis.
Vector Threshold Moving Average Models: Model Specification and Invertibility.
A Regionalization Method for Spatial Functional Data Based on Variogram Models:
An Application on Environmental Data.
Spectral Decomposition of the AR Metric.
Nonlinear Nonstationary Model Building by Genetic Algorithms.
Using the Autodependogram in Model Diagnostic Checking.
Statistical Modelling and Data Analysis.
Refined Estimation of a Light Tail: An Application to Environmental Data.
Model-Based Classification of Clustered Binary Data with Non-ignorable Missing Values.
A Model for Correlated Paired Comparison Data.
Closed Skew Normal Stochastic FrontierModels for Panel Data.
How Far Can Man Go?
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data: Challenges and Future Directions.
A Class of Linear Regression Models for Imprecise Random Elements.
A Model-Based Dimension Reduction Approach to Classification of Gene Expression Data.
Exploiting Multivariate Outcomes in Bayesian Inference for Causal Effects with Noncompliance.
Fuzzy Composite Indicators: An Application for Measuring Customer Satisfaction.Survey Methodology and Official Statistics.
Symmetric Association Measures in Effect-Control Sampling.
Spatial Misalignment Models for Small Area Estimation: A Simulation Study.
Scrambled Response Models Based on Auxiliary Variables.
Using Auxiliary Information and Nonparametric Methods in Weighting Adjustments.
Open Source Integer Linear Programming Solvers for Error Localization in Numerical Data.
Integrating Business Surveys.Social Statistics and Demography.
A Measure of Poverty Based on the Rasch Model.
Chronic Poverty in European Mediterranean Countries.
Do Union Formation and Childbearing Improve Subjective Well-being? An Application of Propensity
Score Matching to a Bulgarian Panel.
Health and Functional Status in Elderly Patients Living in Residential Facilities in Italy.
Dementia in the Elderly: Health Consequences on Household Members.
Asset Ownership of the Elderly Across Europe: A Multilevel Latent Class Analysis to Segment Countries and Households.
The Longevity Pattern in Emilia Romagna, Italy: A Spatio-temporal Analysis.
Material Deprivation and Incidence of Lung Cancer: A Census Block Analysis.
Mining Administrative Health Databases for Epidemiological Purposes: A Case Study on Acute Myocardial Infarctions Diagnoses.Economic Statistics and Econometrics.
Fractional IntegrationModels for Italian Electricity Zonal Prices.
A Generalized Composite Index Based on the Non-Substitutability of Individual Indicators.
Evaluating the Efficiency of the Italian University Educational Processes through Frontier Production Methods.
Modeling and Forecasting Realized Range Volatility.
Clusters and Equivalence Scales.
The Determinants of Income Dynamics.
Benchmarking and Movement Preservation: Evidences from Real-Life and Simulated Series.
Cumulation of Poverty Measures to Meet New Policy Needs.
Long Memory in Integrated and Realized Variance.