Data Analysis and Related Applications, Volume 1 - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The scientific field of data analysis is constantly expanding due to the rapid growth of the computer industry and the wide applicability of computational and algorithmic techniques, in conjunction with new advances in statistical, stochastic and analytic tools. There is a constant need for new, high-quality publications to cover the recent advances in all fields of science and engineering.

This book is a collective work by a number of leading scientists, computer experts, analysts, engineers, mathematicians, probabilists and statisticians who have been working at the forefront of data analysis and related applications. The chapters of this collaborative work represent a cross-section of current concerns, developments and research interests in the above scientific areas. The collected material has been divided into appropriate sections to provide the reader with both theoretical and applied information on data analysis methods, models and techniques, along with related applications.

About the Author

Konstantinos N. Zafeiris is Associate Professor of Demography within the Department of History and Ethnology at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

Christos H. Skiadas was the Founder and Director of Data Analysis and Forecasting and Former Vice-Rector at the Technical University of Crete, Greece.

Yiannis Dimotikalis is Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods within the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece.

Alex Karagrigoriou is Professor of Probability and Statistics, Director of the Laboratory of Statistics and Data Analysis and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics at the University of the Aegean, Greece.

Christiana Karagrigoriou-Vonta is a (socio) linguist, translator and subtitler. She works as a freelance translator and editor of scientific texts and provides postproduction services (subtitling) for private companies and broadcasting corporations.