Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Default Priors Based on Pseudo-Likelihoods for the Poisson-GPD Model....Pages 3-12
Robustness, Dispersion, and Local Functions in Data Depth....Pages 13-22
New Distribution-Free Plotting Position Through an Approximation to the Beta Median....Pages 23-27
On Gaussian Compound Poisson Type Limiting Likelihood Ratio Process....Pages 29-39
Archetypal Symbolic Objects....Pages 41-49
Lorenz Zonoids and Dependence Measures: A Proposal....Pages 51-60
Algebraic Generation of Orthogonal Fractional Factorial Designs....Pages 61-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
A Functional Spatio-Temporal Model for Geometric Shape Analysis....Pages 75-86
Vector Threshold Moving Average Models: Model Specification and Invertibility....Pages 87-98
A Regionalization Method for Spatial Functional Data Based on Variogram Models: An Application on Environmental Data....Pages 99-108
Spectral Decomposition of the AR Metric....Pages 109-118
Nonlinear Nonstationary Model Building by Genetic Algorithms....Pages 119-128
Using the Autodependogram in Model Diagnostic Checking....Pages 129-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Refined Estimation of a Light Tail: An Application to Environmental Data....Pages 143-153
Model-Based Classification of Clustered Binary Data with Non-ignorable Missing Values....Pages 155-165
A Model for Correlated Paired Comparison Data....Pages 167-176
Closed Skew Normal Stochastic Frontier Models for Panel Data....Pages 177-186
How Far Can Man Go?....Pages 187-197
Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data: Challenges and Future Directions....Pages 199-209
A Class of Linear Regression Models for Imprecise Random Elements....Pages 211-220
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
A Model-Based Dimension Reduction Approach to Classification of Gene Expression Data....Pages 221-230
Exploiting Multivariate Outcomes in Bayesian Inference for Causal Effects with Noncompliance....Pages 231-241
Fuzzy Composite Indicators: An Application for Measuring Customer Satisfaction....Pages 243-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Symmetric Association Measures in Effect-Control Sampling....Pages 257-267
Spatial Misalignment Models for Small Area Estimation: A Simulation Study....Pages 269-279
Scrambled Response Models Based on Auxiliary Variables....Pages 281-291
Using Auxiliary Information and Nonparametric Methods in Weighting Adjustments....Pages 293-302
Open Source Integer Linear Programming Solvers for Error Localization in Numerical Data....Pages 303-313
Integrating Business Surveys....Pages 315-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
A Measure of Poverty Based on the Rasch Model....Pages 327-337
Chronic Poverty in European Mediterranean Countries....Pages 339-350
Do Union Formation and Childbearing Improve Subjective Well-being? An Application of Propensity Score Matching to a Bulgarian Panel....Pages 351-360
Health and Functional Status in Elderly Patients Living in Residential Facilities in Italy....Pages 361-370
Dementia in the Elderly: Health Consequences on Household Members....Pages 371-381
Asset Ownership of the Elderly Across Europe: A Multilevel Latent Class Analysis to Segment Countries and Households....Pages 383-393
The Longevity Pattern in Emilia Romagna, Italy: A Spatio-temporal Analysis....Pages 395-405
Material Deprivation and Incidence of Lung Cancer: A Census Block Analysis....Pages 407-416
Mining Administrative Health Databases for Epidemiological Purposes: A Case Study on Acute Myocardial Infarctions Diagnoses....Pages 417-426
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Fractional Integration Models for Italian Electricity Zonal Prices....Pages 429-440
A Generalized Composite Index Based on the Non-Substitutability of Individual Indicators....Pages 441-454
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
Evaluating the Efficiency of the Italian University Educational Processes through Frontier Production Methods....Pages 455-465
Modeling and Forecasting Realized Range Volatility....Pages 467-477
Clusters and Equivalence Scales....Pages 479-488
The Determinants of Income Dynamics....Pages 489-498
Benchmarking and Movement Preservation: Evidences from Real-Life and Simulated Series....Pages 499-509
Cumulation of Poverty Measures to Meet New Policy Needs....Pages 511-522
Long Memory in Integrated and Realized Variance....Pages 523-532