Analysis and Modeling of Complex Data in Behavioural and Social Sciences Program JCS – CLADAG 12 Joint meeting of the Japanese Classification Society and the Italian Classification and Data Analysis Group Villa Orlandi – Anacapri, Italy September 3-4, 2012 Scientific Program Committee CLADAG Members Donatella Vicari (co-chair), Sapienza University of Rome Vincenza Capursi, University of Palermo Giuseppe Giordano, University of Salerno Stefania Mignani, University of Bologna Giancarlo Ragozini (LOC chair), Federico II University of Naples Piercesare Secchi, Politecnico di Milano JCS Members Akinori Okada (co-chair), Tama University Yasumasa Baba, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Koji Kurihara, Okayama University Kazunori Yamaguchi, Rikkyo University Ryozo Yoshino, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics IASC Member Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi, ESSEC Business School Local Organizing Committee Giancarlo Ragozini (chair), Federico II University of Naples Antonella Bisceglia, Federico II University of Naples Rita Cimmino, Federico II University of Naples Daniela D’Ambrosio, Federico II University of Naples Giorgio Infante, Federico II University of Naples Alfonso Piscitelli, Federico II University of Naples Concetta Scolorato, Federico II University of Naples Agnieszka Stawinoga, Federico II University of Naples Cristina Tortora, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples Domenico Vistocco, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio Maria Prosperina Vitale, University of Salerno September 2, 2012 17:00-20:00 Registration September 4, 2012 September 3, 2012 8:00-8:45 8:45-9:15 IASC Solicited Session 9:15-10:45 Advanced Topics in Canonical Correlation and Component Analysis for Behavioural and Social Sciences 10:45-11:10 Registration Opening CLADAG Solicited CLADAG Solicited Session 1 Session 2 Analysis and Modeling New of Relational Data in Developments the Behavioural and in Temporal Social Sciences 1 Data Analysis Coffee break JCS Keynote Session 8:40-10:25 10:25 -10:50 10:50-11:40 S. Miyamoto Statistical and Non-statistical Models in Clustering: An Introduction and Recent Topics 11:40-12:50 12:00-13:10 CLADAG Specialized Session 1 Functional Data Analysis for Behavioural and Social Sciences 12:50-14:15 13:10-14:30 Lunch 14:30-15:40 JCS Specialized Session 1 Data Analysis for Cross-National Comparative Surveys 11:10-12:00 15:45-17:00 Contributed A1 Contributed A2 Contributed A3 15:30-16:45 Advances in Classification and Clustering 1 Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization Statistical Models in Social and Health Science 16:45-17:00 Contributed B1 Coffee break Contributed B2 Contributed B3 17:00-18:15 Issues in Multivariate Data Analysis 1 Classification and Data Analysis in Finance Methods and Applications in Formative Systems 18:15 17:00-17:15 17:15-18:30 20:00-23:00 14:15-15:25 Dinner Party JCS Solicited CLADAG Solicited JCS Solicited Session 1 Session 3 Session 2 Analysis of Analysis and Modeling of Multivariate Asymmetric Relational Data in the Analysis for Relationships Behavioural and Social Educational Sciences 2 Testing Coffee break CLADAG Keynote Session F. Bartolucci Modeling Longitudinal Data with Application to Educational and Psychological Measurement JCS Specialized Session 2 Spatial Clustering and its Applications Lunch CLADAG Specialized Session 2 Recent Developments in IRT models Contributed C1 Contributed C2 Contributed C3 Advances in Classification and Clustering 2 Web and Text Mining: Techniques and Applications Applied Classification and Data Analysis Contributed D1 Contributed D2 Contributed D3 Issues in Multivariate Data Analysis 2 Data Analysis in Economics Methods in IRT and Categorical Data Analysis Coffee break Closing JCS – CLADAG 12 Program Sunday September 2 17:00-20:00 Sunday, September 2, 2012 Registration 8:00-8:45 Monday, September 3, 2012 Registration Villa Orlandi Monday Villa Orlandi 8:45-9:15 Opening Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Welcome addresses SIS President – Nicola Torelli, University of Trieste JCS President – Yasumasa Baba, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics CLADAG President – Francesco PALUMBO, Federico II University of Naples 9:15-10:45 Solicited Sessions – Parallel Sessions IASC Solicited Session Kounellis Room - Villa Orlandi Advanced Topics in Canonical Correlation and Component Analysis for Behavioural and Social Sciences Organizer: Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi, ESSEC Business School of Paris Chair: TBA THEME-SEER: THEmatic Model Estimation through Structural Equation Exploratory Regression Xavier Bry, Université Montpellier 2; Patrick Redont, Université Montpellier 2; Thomas Verron, SEITA-ITG Centre de recherche SCR; Pierre Cazes, Université Paris IX Preference Mapping by PO-PLS: Separating Common and Unique Information in Several Data Blocks Ingrid Måge, Nofima AS; Elena Menichelli, Nofima AS; Tormod Næs, Nofima AS A Criterion-based PLS Approach to Multi-block and Multi-group Data Analysis Michel Tenenhaus, HEC Paris On Joint Dimension Reduction and Clustering Michel van de Velden, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Alfonso Iodice D’Enza, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio; Francesco Palumbo, Federico II University of Naples Multimode Clustering Maurizio Vichi, Sapienza University of Rome CLADAG Solicited Session 1 Cerio Room - Villa Orlandi Analysis and Modeling of Relational Data in Behavioural and Social Sciences 1 Organizers: Maria Rosaria D’Esposito, University of Salerno; Susanna Zaccarin, University of Trieste Chair: Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana A Procrustes-based Analysis for Comparing Relational Datasets Simona Balbi, Federico II University of Naples; Michelangelo Misuraca, University of Calabria; Agnieszka Stawinoga, Federico II University of Naples; Adele Medaglia, University of Calabria On the Use of Multiple Correspondence Analysis to Visually Explore Affiliation Networks Domenico De Stefano, University of Trieste; Maria Rosaria D'Esposito, University of Salerno; Giancarlo Ragozini, Federico II University of Naples Network Data as Complex Data Objects: an Approach Using Symbolic Data Analysis Giuseppe Giordano, University of Salerno; Maria Paula Brito, Universidade do Porto September 3 Monday September 3 Time and Network Structure: an Exploration of Change in Organizational Constellations Francesca Odella, University of Trento On the Stability of Blockmodels Based on Structural and Regular Equivalence Given Measurement Errors Anja Žnidaršič, University of Maribor; Anuška Ferligoj, University of Ljubljana; Patrick Doreian, University of Pittsburgh and University of Ljubljana Gazebo Villa Orlandi CLADAG Solicited Session 2 New Developments in Temporal Data Analysis Organizer: Rosanna Verde, Second University of Naples Chair: Rosanna Verde, Second University of Naples Time-frequency Filtering for Seismic Waves Clustering Antonio Balzanella, Second University of Naples; Giada Adelfio, University of Palermo; Marcello Chiodi, University of Palermo; Antonino D’Alessandro, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology; Dario Luzio, University of Palermo Santa Maria del Fiore Dome Behavior: Statistical Models for Monitoring Stability Bruno Bertaccini, University of Florence; Antonio Giusti University of Florence Archetypal Functions Paola Costantini, National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes; Giovanni C. Porzio, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio; Giancarlo Ragozini, Federico II University of Naples; Juan Romo Urroz, Carlos III University of Madrid Boxplot for Data Streams Summarized by Histogram Data Lidia Rivoli, Federico II University of Naples; Antonio Irpino, Second University of Naples; Rosanna Verde, Second University of Naples Automatic Contour Detection and Functional Prediction of Brain Tumor Boundary Elvira Romano, Second University of Naples; Iulian T. Vlad, Universitat Jaume I; Jorge Mateu, Universitat Jaume I 10:45-11:10 Coffee break Garden – Villa Orlandi 5 min walk to Auditorium Edwin Cerio 11:10-12:00 JCS Keynote Session Chair: Francesco Palumbo, Federico II University of Naples Auditorium Edwin Cerio Statistical and Non-statistical Models in Clustering: An Introduction and Recent Topics Sadaaki Miyamoto, University of Tsukuba 12:00-13:10 CLADAG Specialized Session 1 Functional Data Analysis for Behavioral and Social Sciences Auditorium Edwin Cerio Organizers: Giuseppe Giordano, University of Salerno; Piercesare Secchi, Politecnico di Milano Chair: Piercesare Secchi, Politecnico di Milano Modelling Facial Expressions through Shape Polynomial Regression Lara Fontanella, University G. d’Annunzio; Caterina Fusilli, University G. d’Annunzio; Luigi Ippoliti, University G. d’Annunzio; Alfred Kume, University of Kent A Semiparametric Regression Framework for Modelling Correlated Binary Responses Giampiero Marra, University College London; Rosalba Radice, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Treelet Analysis and Independent Component Analysis of Milan Mobile-Network Data: Investigating Population Mobility and Behavior Simone Vantini, Politecnico di Milano; Valeria Vitelli, Électricité de France, École Centrale Paris Paolo Zanini, Politecnico di Milano 13:10-14:30 Lunch Garden – Villa Orlandi Monday September 3 14:30-15:40 JCS Specialized Session 1 Auditorium Edwin Cerio Data Analysis for Cross-National Comparative Surveys Organizer: Ryozo Yoshino, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Chair: Ryozo Yoshino, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Observationally Equivalent Multi-level Models: Why Comparative Data often do not Discriminate between Theoretical Alternatives Wolfgang Jagodzinski, University of Cologne Data Analysis of the AsiaBarometer Survey: Well-being, Trust and Political Attitudes Kazufumi Manabe, Aoyama Gakuin University Comparative Analysis on Cultural Changes in East Asian Values Based on Survey Data Yuejun Zheng, Doshisha University 5 min walk to Villa Orlandi 15:45-17:00 Contributed Sessions – Parallel Sessions Contributed Session A1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Advances in Classification and Clustering 1 Chair: Maurizio Vichi, Sapienza University of Rome Contributed Session A2 Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization Chair: Maria Rosaria D’Esposito, University of Salerno Contributed Session A3 Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Statistical Models in Social and Health Sciences Chair: Susanna Zaccarin, University of Trieste 17:00-17:15 17:15-18:30 Coffee break Garden – Villa Orlandi Contributed Sessions– Parallel Sessions Contributed Session B1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Issues in Multivariate Data Analysis 1 Chair: TBA Contributed Session B2 Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Classification and Data Analysis in Finance Chair: Paolo Giudici, University of Pavia Contributed Session B3 Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Methods and Applications in Formative Systems Chair: Kojiro Shojima, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations 20:00-23:30 Dinner Party Villa San Michele – Anacapri Tuesday September 4 8:40-10:25 Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Solicited Sessions – Parallel Sessions JCS Solicited Session 1 Analysis of Asymmetric Relationships Organizer: Akinori Okada, Tama University Chair: Akinori Okada, Tama University Kounellis Room Villa Orlandi Asymmetries in Organizational Structures Giuseppe Bove, Roma Tre University Markov Models for Two Group Transition Data Mark de Rooij, Leiden University Evaluating the Effect of New Brand by Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling Akinori Okada, Tama University; Hiroyuki Tsurumi, Yokohama National University A Bayesian Asymmetric MDS for the Radius-Distance Model Kensuke Okada, Senshu University Analysis of Double Bipartite Data by Asymmetric von Mises Scaling Kojiro Shojima, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations Partitioning Asymmetric Dissimilarity Data Donatella Vicari, Sapienza University of Rome CLADAG Solicited Session 3 Cerio Room Villa Orlandi Analysis and Modeling of Relational Data in Behavioural and Social Sciences 2 Organizers: Maria Rosaria D’Esposito, University of Salerno; Susanna Zaccarin, University of Trieste Chair: Anuška Ferligoj, University of Ljubljana Social Network Analysis for Social Planning Evaluation Rosaria Lumino, Federico II University of Naples; Concetta Scolorato, Federico II University of Naples Statistical Characterization of Virtual Water Trade Network Alessandra Petrucci, University of Florence; Emilia Rocco, University of Florence Evaluating Cooperative Behaviours in Innovation Networks: a Pre-specified Blockmodeling Analysis Laura Prota, University of Salerno; Maria Prosperina Vitale, University of Salerno Research Institute Analysis Based on Collaborative Research Activities Nagayoshi Yamashita, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Yuan Sun, National Institute of Informatics; Kei Kurakawa, National Institute of Informatics; Yasumasa Baba, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Assessing Cooperation in Open Systems: an Empirical Test in Healthcare Paola Zappa, University of Milano-Bicocca A Multidisciplinary Approach to Validate a Friendship Psychometric Scale: a Study in an Italian Sample of Students Emma Zavarrone, IULM University; Sandra De Francisci Epifani, IULM University JCS Solicited Session 2 Gazebo Villa Orlandi Multivariate Analysis for Educational Testing Organizers: Tatsuo Otsu, The National Center for University Entrance Chair: Tatsuo Otsu, The National Center for University Entrance Globally Optimal Scoring Weights and their Application in Item Response Theory Models Sayaka Arai, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations; Shin-ichi Mayekawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology Local Independence Statistics Applied to Testlet Items Takamitsu Hashimoto, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations Validation of a Non-curriculum-based Ability Test through Factor Analysis with Consideration of External Performance Score Scales Kei Ito, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations; Haruo Yanai, St. Luke’s College of Nursing Tuesday September 4 Conditional Likelihood of Stratified Categorical Data for Analysis on a Large Scale Examination Tatsuo Otsu, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations Prediction Model for Ratio of Students Passing New National Bar Examination for Each Law School Kumiko Shiina, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations; Ken-ichiro Komaki, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations; Katsumi Sakurai, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations; Taketoshi Sugisawa, Niigata University Analysis of National Center Test for University Admissions by Latent Rank Theory Kojiro Shojima, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations 10:25-10:50 Coffee break Garden – Villa Orlandi 5 min walk to Auditorium Edwin Cerio 10:50-11:40 CLADAG Keynote Session Auditorium Edwin Cerio Chair: Yasumasa Baba, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Modeling Longitudinal Data with Application to Educational and Psychological Measurement Francesco Bartolucci, University of Perugia 11:40-12:50 JCS Specialized Session 2 Spatial Clustering and its Applications Organizer: Koji Kurihara, Okayama University Chair: Koji Kurihara, Okayama University Auditorium Edwin Cerio Spatial Classification and Clustering Approaches Based on Echelon Analysis Fumio Ishioka, Okayama University; Koji Kurihara, Okayama University Spatio-temporal Clustering of Age Grouped Suicide Data in Japan Takafumi Kubota, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics; Makoto Tomita, Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Fumio Ishioka, Okayama University; Toshiharu Fujita, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Association Study and Comprehended Hierarchical Structures on DNA Markers Makoto Tomita, Tokyo Medical and Dental University; Koji Kurihara, Okayama University 12:50-14:15 Lunch Garden – Villa Orlandi Tuesday September 4 14:15-15:25 CLADAG Specialized Session 2 Recent Developments in IRT Models Auditorium Edwin Cerio Organizer: Vincenza Capursi, University of Palermo; Stefania Mignani, University of Bologna Chair: Stefania Mignani, University of Bologna Multilevel Mixture IRT Models: an Application to the University Teaching Evaluation Silvia Bacci, University of Perugia; Michela Gnaldi, University of Perugia Improving Likelihood-based Estimates of the Rasch Model with -Adjustments Tommaso Lando, University of Bergamo; Lucio Bertoli-Barsotti, University of Bergamo Prior Information at Item Level in Item Response Theory Models Mariagiulia Matteucci, University of Bologna; Bernard Veldkamp, University of Twente 5 min walk to Villa Orlandi 15:30-16:45 Contributed Sessions– Parallel Sessions Contributed Session C1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Advances in Classification and Clustering 2 Chair: Sadaaki Miyamoto, University of Tsukuba Contributed Session C2 Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Web and Text Mining: Techniques and Applications Chair: Giuseppe Giordano, University of Salerno Contributed Session C3 Gazebo– Villa Orlandi Applied Classification and Data Analysis Chair: Kazufumi Manabe, Aoyama Gakuin University 16:45-17:00 17:00-18:15 Coffee break Garden – Villa Orlandi Contributed Sessions– Parallel Sessions Contributed Session D1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Issues in Multivariate Data Analysis 2 Chair: Giuseppe Bove, Roma Tre University Contributed Session D2 Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Data Analysis in Economics Chair: Tadashi Imaizumi, Tama University Contributed Session D3 Gazebo– Villa Orlandi Methods in IRT and Categorical Data Analysis Chair: Francesco Bartolucci, University of Perugia 18:15 Closing Kounellis Room– Villa Orlandi 15:45-17:00 Contributed Sessions – Monday, September 3, 2012 Parallel Sessions Contributed Session A1 Advances in Classification and Clustering 1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Maurizio Vichi, Sapienza University of Rome Clustering by Considering the Local Density of Units Vladimir Batagelj, University of Ljubljana Weighted Rank Correlation Measures in Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Livia Dancelli, University of Brescia; Marica Manisera, University of Brescia; Marika Vezzoli, University of Brescia A Family of Methods for Asymmetric Nearest Neighbor Clustering Satoshi Takumi, University of Tsukuba; Sadaaki Miyamoto, University of Tsukuba Investigation of Mixture-modeling and Some Non-hierarchical Clustering Methods to Detect Heterogeneous Developmental Trajectories in Longitudinal Data Analysis Satoshi Usami, University of Tokio Contributed Session A2 Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Maria Rosaria D’Esposito, University of Salerno Forward Search for Data Analysis Ported to Octave Environment Christophe Damerval, European Commission Statistical Graphics for Spatial Clustering Based on Inter-temporal Variation Tomokazu Fujino, Fukuoka Women’s University; Yoshiro Yamamoto, Tokai University Examination of the Necessity of Analysis of Triadic Distance Model Atsuho Nakayama, Tokyo Metropolitan University Two-mode Three-way Asymmetric MDS with the Generalized Hyperellipse Model Yoshikazu Terada, Osaka University; Hiroshi Yadohisa, Doshisha University Contributed Session A3 Statistical Models in Social and Health Sciences Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Chair: Susanna Zaccarin, University of Trieste Diagnostics for Meta-analysis Based on Generalized Linear Mixed Models Marco Enea, University of Palermo; Antonella Plaia, University of Palermo Statistical Sensitivity Analysis for Risk Prediction of Endoleak Formation after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Okayama University; Fumio Ishioka, Okayama University; Bhargav Raman, Stanford University School of Medicine; Daniel Y. Sze, Stanford University School of Medicine; Hiroshi Suito, Okayama University; Takuya Ueda, St. Luke’s International Hospital; Koji Kurihara, Okayama University Mixed Effect Models for Provider Profiling in Cardiovascular Healthcare Context Francesca Ieva, Politecnico di Milano; Anna Maria Paganoni, Politecnico di Milano Evaluation of Nursing Homes Using an Extended Latent Markov Model Giorgio E. Montanari, University of Perugia; Silvia Pandolfi, University of Perugia 17:15-18:30 Contributed Sessions – Monday, September 3, 2012 Parallel Sessions Contributed Session B1 Issues in Multivariate Data Analysis 1 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: TBA The Aggregate Association Index and its Extensions Eric J. Beh, University of Newcastle; Duy Tran, University of Newcastle; Irene L. Hudson, University of Newcastle; Linda Moore, Statistics New Zealand Scale Reliability Evaluation for a-priori Clustered Data Giuseppe Boari, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan; Gabriele Cantaluppi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan; Marta Nai Ruscone, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan Direct Scaling of Asymmetric Similarity Matrix by a Communication Channels Model Tadashi Imaizumi, Tama University An Extension and a New Interpretation of the Rank-based Concordance Index Pier Alda Ferrari, University of Milan; Emanuela Raffinetti, University of Milan Contributed Session B2 Classification and Data Analysis in Finance Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Paolo Giudici, University of Pavia Bayesian Classification Models for Financial Evaluation – Paola Cerchiello University of Pavia; Paolo Giudici, University of Pavia Dynamic Clustering of Financial Assets – Giovanni De Luca, Parthenope University of Naples; Paola Zuccolotto, University of Brescia A Generalized Additive Model for Binary Rare Events Data: an Application to Credit Defaults – Raffaella Calabrese, University College Dublin; Silvia Angela Osmetti, Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan Similarity Measure and Clustering Algorithm for Candlestick Valued Data – Yoji Yamashita, Doshisha University; Hiroshi Yadohisa, Doshisha University Contributed Session B3 Methods and Applications in Formative System Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Chair: Kojiro Shojima, The National Center for University Entrance Examinations A Competing Risks Analysis of Italian University Careers – Matilde Bini, European University of Rome; Margherita Velucchi, European University of Rome Interrupted Careers: the Determinants of University Outcomes in a Competing Risks Approach – Renata Clerici, University of Padua; Anna Giraldo, University of Padua; Silvia Meggiolaro, University of Padua Causal Models for Monitoring University Ordinary Financing Fund – Salvatore Marcantonio, University of Palermo; Antonella Plaia, University of Palermo A Value Added Approach in Upper Secondary Schools of Lombardy by OCSE-PISA 2009 Data – Isabella Romeo, University of Milano-Bicocca; Brunella Fiore, University of Milano-Bicocca 15:30-16:45 Contributed Sessions – Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Parallel Sessions Contributed Session C1 Advances in Classification and Clustering 2 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Sadaaki Miyamoto, University of Tsukuba Spatial Clustering of Earthquakes by Data Depth – Claudio Agostinelli, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; Mario Romanazzi, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Use of ICC for Defining the Optimal Clustering Solution under Normality Assumption – Giuseppe Boari, Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan; Marta Nai Ruscone, Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Milan The Classification Problem in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: the Electre Tri method – Renato De Leone, University of Camerino; Valentina Minnetti, Sapienza University of Rome Robustness and Stability Analysis of Factor PD-clustering on Large Social Datasets – Cristina Tortora, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples; Marina Marino, Federico II University of Naples Contributed Session C2 Web and Text Mining: Techniques and Applications Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Giuseppe Giordano, University of Salerno The Meaning of Forma in Thomas Aquinas. Hierarchical Clustering from the Index Thomisticus Treebank – Gabriele Cantaluppi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan; Marco Carlo Passarotti, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan Fuzzy c-means for Web Mining: the Italian Tourist Forum Case – Domenica Fiordistella Iezzi, Tor Vergata University; Mario Mastrangelo, Sapienza University of Rome A SVM Applied Text Categorization of Academia-Industry Collaborative Research and Development Documents on the Web – Kei Kurakawa, National Institute of Informatics; Yuan Sun, National Institute of Informatics; Nagayoshi Yamashita, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Yasumasa Baba, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics Analysis of the Corporate Philosophy of Japanese Companies Using Text Mining – Akihiro Saito, University of Kitakyushu; Hiroshi Takeda, University of Kitakyushu Contributed Session C3 Applied Classification and Data Analysis Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Chair: Kazufumi Manabe, Aoyama Gakuin University Multivariate Analysis for the Abuse of New Technologies by Young People – Claudia Cappello, University of Salento; Giuseppina Giungato, University of Salento; Daniela Pellegrino, University of Salento An Algorithm for Document Reconstruction – Gabriella Schoier, University of Trieste An Ontology-based Mixed Method. Evidences from Cultural Tourism in Anacapri – Ilaria Primerano, University of Salerno; Stefania Spina, Federeco II University of Naples Teenagers and Mass Media in Messina: an Estimation of the Cumulative Proportional Odds Model – Agata Zirilli, University of Messina; Angela Alibrandi, University of Messina; Massimiliano Giacalone, University of Calabria; Rosaria Barbara Ucchino, University of Messina 17:00-18:15 Contributed Sessions – Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Parallel Sessions Contributed Session D1 Issues in Multivariate data Analysis 2 Kounellis Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Giuseppe Bove, Roma Tre University Three-mode Analysis of Compositional Data: Some Graphical Displays – Michele Gallo, L’Orientale University of Naples Bootstrap Confidence Regions in Classical and Ordered Multiple Correspondence Analysis – Rosaria Lombardo, Second University of Naples; Trevor Ringrose, Cranfield University; Eric J. Beh, University of Newcastle Archetypal Variables – Francesco Palumbo, Federico II University of Naples; Maria Rosaria D'Esposito, University of Salerno; Giancarlo Ragozini, Federico II University of Naples Algorithmic Imputation Techniques for Missing Data: Performance Comparisons and Development Perspectives – Nadia Solaro, University of Milano-Bicocca; Alessandro Barbiero, University of Milan; Giancarlo Manzi, University of Milan; Pier Alda Ferrari, University of Milan Contributed Session D2 Data Analysis in Economics Cerio Room – Villa Orlandi Chair: Tadashi Imaizumi, Tama University Innovation and Quality in Italian Local Communities (IQuEL). An Evaluation of Performance of Territorial Services Center (TSC) by a Nonparametric Combination Ranking Method – Mario Bolzan, University of Padua; Livio Corain, University of Padua; Valeria De Giuli, University of Padua; Luigi Salmaso, University of Padua Churn Prediction in Telecommunication by Boosting Regression Models – Ermelinda Della Valle, Second University of Naples; Rosaria Lombardo, Second University of Naples; Barbara Masiello, Second University of Naples; Sanja Kon, Vodafone Enterprise; Alessandro Bernorio, Vodafone Enterprise Dynamic Customer Satisfaction and Measure of Trajectories: a Banking Case – Caterina Liberati, University of Milano-Bicocca; Paolo Mariani, University of Milano-Bicocca Contributed Session D3 Methods in IRT and Categorical Data Analysis Gazebo – Villa Orlandi Chair: Francesco Bartolucci, University of Perugia A Modified Weighted Kappa for the Comparison of Different Measurement Scales – Andrea Bonanomi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan Worthiness based Scaling of Social Agents. A pseudo-Bayesian Approach for Standardizing – Giulio D'Epifanio, University of Perugia A Proposal for Categorizing Nonuniform DIF in Polytomous Items – Silvia Golia, University of Brescia
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