Advances in Statistical Models for Data Analysis

This volume contains peer-reviewed selected contributions presented at the 9th biannual meeting of the Classification and Data Analysis Group (CLADAG) of the Italian Statistical Society that took place in Modena from September 18 to September 20, 2013. The conference brought together not only theoretical and applied statisticians working in Italy but also a number of specialists coming from nine different countries and was attended by more than 180 participants, including those who participated in a special session for young researchers. The conference encompassed 122 presentations organised into two plenary talks, two semi-plenary talks, 11 specialized sessions, 11 contributes sessions, eight coordinate sessions and a poster session. The main emphasis on the selection of the plenary and semi-plenary talks and on the call of papers was put on classification, data analysis and multivariate statistics, to fit the mission of CLADAG. However, many chosen contributions regarded related areas like machine learning, Markov models, structural equation models, statistical modelling in economics and finance, education and social sciences and environment