Advances in Data Science and Classification : Proceedings of the 6th Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (Ifcs-98) Universita "LA Sapienza", Rome, 21-24 July, 19

International Federation of Classification Societies Conference (COR); Rizzi, Alfredo; Vichi, Maurizio; Bock, Hans Hermann

ISBN 10: 3540646418 / ISBN 13: 9783540646419

Published by Springer, 1999

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• Title: Advances in Data Science and Classification : Proceedings of the 6th Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies (Ifcs-98) Universita "LA Sapienza", Rome, 21-24 July, 19
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540646418
• ISBN 13: 9783540646419
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

International Federation of Classification Societies The International Federation of Classification Societies (lFCS) is an agency for the dissemination of technical and scientific information concerning classification and multivariate data analysis in the broad sense and in as wide a range of applications as possible; founded in 1985 in Cambridge (UK) by the following Scientific Societies and Groups: - British Classification Society - BCS - Classification Society of North America - CSNA - Gesellschaft fUr Klassification - GfKI - Japanese Classification Society - JCS - Classification Group ofItalian Statistical Society - CGSIS - Societe Francophone de Classification - SFC Now the IFCS includes also the following Societies: - Dutch-Belgian Classification Society - VOC - Polish Classification Section - SKAD - Portuguese Classification Association - CLAD - Group at Large - Korean Classification Society - KCS IFCS-98, the Sixth Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, was held in Rome, from July 21 to 24, 1998. Five preceding conferences were held in Aachen (Germany), Charlottesville (USA), Edinburgh (UK), Paris (France), Kobe (Japan).

Synopsis

The book provides new developments in classification and data analysis, and presents new topics which are of central interest to modern statistics. In particular, these include classification theory, multivariate data analysis, multi-way data, proximity structure analysis, new software for classification and data analysis, and applications in social, economic, medical and other sciences. For many of these topics, this book provides a systematic state of the art written by top researchers in the world. This book will serve as a helpful introduction to the area of classification and data analysis for research workers and support the transfer of new advances in data science and classification to a wide range of applications.