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Applications in Statistical Computing

From Music Data Analysis to Industrial Quality Improvement

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  • © 2019

Overview

  • Presents state-of-the-art research at the interface of statistics and computer science
  • Contributes to two highly relevant research areas: data analysis and big data
  • Covers applied fields of research such as industrial engineering, econometrics, biometrics, and music data analysis
  • Published in honor of Claus Weihs, Professor of Computational Statistics at TU Dortmund University

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Methodological Developments in Data Science

  2. Computational Statistics

  3. Perspectives on Statistics and Data Science

  4. Statistics in Econometric Applications

  5. Statistics in Industrial Applications

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About this book

This volume presents a selection of research papers on various topics at the interface of statistics and computer science. Emphasis is put on the practical applications of statistical methods in various disciplines, using machine learning and other computational methods. The book covers fields of research including the design of experiments, computational statistics, music data analysis, statistical process control, biometrics, industrial engineering, and econometrics. Gathering innovative, high-quality and scientifically relevant contributions, the volume was published in honor of Claus Weihs, Professor of Computational Statistics at TU Dortmund University, on the occasion of his 66th birthday.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund, Germany

    Nadja Bauer

  • Faculty of Statistics, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany

    Katja Ickstadt

  • Institute for Empirical Research and Statistics, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany

    Karsten Lübke

  • School of Business Studies, HOST University of Applied Sciences Stralsund, Stralsund, Germany

    Gero Szepannek

  • Department of Information Systems, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Heike Trautmann

  • Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Maurizio Vichi

About the editors

Nadja Bauer is a Lecturer at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany. Her research interests include industrial statistics, music data analysis and statistical education.

Katja Ickstadt is a Professor of Mathematical Statistics with Applications in Biometrics at the Faculty of Statistics, TU Dortmund University, Germany. Her main research areas include regression modeling and methods for biomedical applications, in particular from a Bayesian viewpoint.

Karsten Lübke is a Lecturer for Statistics and Mathematics at FOM University of Applied Science, Essen, Germany. His main research interests are in statistical education and data literacy.

Gero Szepannek is a Professor of Statistics and Business Mathematics at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Prior to this he worked for seven years at Santander as head of scoring and rating models. His main research interests are in machine learning,computational statistics, NLP, credit risk modeling and music information retrieval.

Heike Trautmann is a Professor of Information Systems and Statistics at the University of Münster, Germany and Director of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS). Her research chiefly focuses on data science, optimization, and automated algorithm selection.

Maurizio Vichi is a Full Professor of Statistics and Chair of the Department of Statistical Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He also serves as Coordinating Editor of the international journal Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, published by Springer. His research interests include statistical models for clustering, classification, dimensionality reduction, and new methods for official statistics.

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