Data Analysis and Decision Support (eBook)

Preface 8
Contents 10
Data Analysis 13
Optimization in Symbolic Data Analysis: Dissimilarities, Class Centers, and Clustering 14
An Efficient Branch and Bound Procedure for Restricted Principal Components Analysis 22
A Tree Structured Classifier for Symbolic Class Description 32
A Diversity Measure for Tree- Based Classifier Ensembles 41
Repeated Confidence Intervals in Self— Organizing Studies 50
Fuzzy and Crisp Mahalanobis Fixed Point Clusters 58
Interpretation Aids for Multilayer Perceptron Neural Nets 68
An Unfolding Scaling Model for Aggregated Preferential Choice Data 76
Model- Based Clustering - Discussion on Some Approaches 84
Three— Way Multidimensional Scaling: Formal Properties and Relationships Between Scaling Methods 93
Empirical Approach as a Scientific Framework for Data Analysis 102
Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling of Relationships Among Managers of a Firm 111
Aggregation of Ordinal Judgements Based on Condorcet's Majority Rule 119
ANOVA Models with Generalized Inverses 124
Patterns in Search Queries 133
Performance Drivers for Depth- First Frequent Pattern Mining 141
On the Performance of Algorithms for Two- Mode Hierarchical Cluster Analysis Results from a Monte Carlo Simulation Study 152
Clustering Including Dimensionality Reduction 160
The Number of Clusters in Market Segmentation 168
On Variability of Optimal Policies in Markov Decision Processes 188
Decision Support 197
Linking Quality Function Deployment and Conjoint Analysis for New Product Design 198
Financial Management in an International Company: An OR- Based Approach for a Logistics Service Provider 208
Development of a Long- Term Strategy for the Moscow Urban Transport System 213
The Importance of E- Commerce in China and Russia - An Empirical Comparison 221
Analyzing Trading Behavior in Transaction Data of Electronic Election Markets 231
Critical Success Factors for Data Mining Projects 240
Equity Analysis by Functional Approach 250
A Multidimensional Approach to Country of Origin Effects in the Automobile Market 258
Loyalty Programs and Their Impact on Repeat Purchase Behaviour: An Extension on the " Single Source" Panel BehaviorScan 266
An Empirical Examination of Daily Stock Return Distributions for U. S. Stocks 278
Stages, Gates, and Conflicts in New Product Development: A Classification Approach 291
Analytical Lead Management in the Automotive Industry 299
Die Nutzung von multivariaten statistischen Verfahren in der Praxis - Ein Erfahrungsbericht 20 Jahre danach 309
Heuristic Bundling 322
The Option of No- Purchase in the Empirical Description of Brand Choice Behaviour 332
klaR Analyzing German Business Cycles 344
Index 353
Selected Publications of Wolfgang Gaul 355