Data Analysis and Related Applications, Volume 2: Multivariate, Health and Demographic Data Analysis

Table of Contents:
Preface xv Konstantinos N ZAFEIRIS, Yiannis DIMOTIKALIS, Christos H SKIADAS, Alex KARAGRIGORIOU and Christiana KARAGRIGORIOU-VONTA Part 1 1 Chapter 1 A Topological Clustering of Variables 3 Rafik ABDESSELAM 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Topological context 5 1.3 Topological clustering of variables -- selective review 9 1.4 Illustration on real data of simple examples 10 1.5 Conclusion 19 1.6 Appendix 20 1.7 References 23 Chapter 2 A New Regression Model for Count Compositions 25 Roberto ASCARI and Sonia MIGLIORATI 2.1 Introduction 25 2.1.1 Distributions for count vectors 26 2.2 Regression models and Bayesian inference 29 2.3 Simulation studies 30 2.4 Application to real electoral data 34 2.5 References 37 Chapter 3 Intergenerational Class Mobility in Greece with Evidence from EU-SILC 39 Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU, Maria SYMEONAKI and Catherine MICHALOPOULOU 3.1 Introduction 39 3.2 Data and methods 41 3.3 The trends of class mobility between different birth cohorts 45 3.4 Conclusion 52 3.5 References 52 Chapter 4 Capturing School-to-Work Transitions Using Data from the First European Graduate Survey 55 Maria SYMEONAKI, Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU and Dimitris PARSANOGLOU 4.1 Introduction 55 4.2 Data and methodology 57 4.3 Results 58 4.4 Conclusion 63 4.5 References 64 Chapter 5 A Cluster Analysis Approach for Identifying Precarious Workers 67 Maria SYMEONAKI, Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU and Dimitris PARSANOGLOU 5.1 Introduction 67 5.2 Data and methodology 68 5.3 Results 70 5.4 Conclusion and discussion 74 5.5 References 75 Chapter 6 American Option Pricing Under a Varying Economic Situation Using Semi-Markov Decision Process 77 Kouki TAKADA, Marko DIMITROV, Lu JIN and Ying NI 6.1 Introduction 77 6.2 American option pricing 79 6.3 Exercising strategies 80 6.4 Conclusion 89 6.5 References 89 Chapter 7 The Implementation of Hierarchical Classifications and Cochran’s Rule in the Analysis of Social Data 91 Aggeliki YFANTI and Catherine MICHALOPOULOU 7.1 Introduction 91 7.2 Methods 95 7.3 Results 96 7.4 Conclusion 101 7.5 References 102 Chapter 8 Dynamic Optimization with Tempered Stable Subordinators for Modeling River Hydraulics 105 Hidekazu YOSHIOKA and Yumi YOSHIOKA 8.1 Introduction 105 8.2 Mathematical model 108 8.3 Optimization problem 109 8.4 HJBI equation: formulation and solution 111 8.5 Concluding remarks 115 8.6 Acknowledgments 116 8.7 References 116 Part 2 119 Chapter 9 Predicting Event Counts in Event-Driven Clinical Trials Accounting for Cure and Ongoing Recruitment 121 Vladimir ANISIMOV, Stephen GORMLEY, Rosalind BAVERSTOCK and Cynthia KINEZA 9.1 Introduction 122 9.2 Modeling the process of event occurrence 123 9.3 Predicting event counts for patients at risk 127 9.4 Predicting event counts accounting for ongoing recruitment 129 9.5 Monte Carlo simulation 133 9.6 Software development 133 9.7 R package and implementation in a clinical trial 138 9.8 Conclusion 140 9.9 References 141 Chapter 10 Structural Modeling: An Application to the Evaluation of Ecosystem Practices at the Plot Level 143 Dominique DESBOIS 10.1 Introduction 143 10.2 Structural equation modeling using partial least squares 144 10.3 Material and method 150 10.4 Results and discussion 154 10.5 Conclusion 161 10.6 References 161 Chapter 11 Lean Management as an Improvement Factor in Health Services -- The Case of Venizeleio General Hospital of Crete, Greece 163 Eleni GENITSARIDI and George MATALLIOTAKIS 11.1 Introduction 164 11.2 Theoretical framework 164 11.3 Purpose of the research 168 11.4 Methodology 168 11.5 Research results 168 11.6 Conclusion 175 11.7 References 176 Chapter 12 Motivation and Professional Satisfaction of Medical and Nursing Staff of Primary Health Care Structures (Urban and Regional Health Centers) of the Prefecture of Heraklion, Under the Responsibility of the 7th Ministry 179 Mihalis KYRIAKAKIS and George MATALLIOTAKIS 12.1 Introduction 180 12.2 Methodology and material 180 12.3 Results 182 12.4 Discussion 194 12.5 Conclusion 196 12.6 References 197 Chapter 13 Developing a Bibliometric Quality Indicator for Journals Applied to the Field of Dentistry Pilar VALDERRAMA, Ana M AGUILERA and Mariano J VALDERRAMA 13.1 Introduction 199 13.2 Methodology 200 13.3 Discussion and conclusion 206 13.4 Acknowledgments 207 13.5 Appendix 208 13.6 References 210 Chapter 14 Statistical Process Monitoring Techniques for Covid-19 211 Emmanouil-Nektarios KALLIGERIS and Andreas MAKRIDES 14.1 Introduction 211 14.2 Materials and methods 212 14.3 Behavior of Covid-19 disease in the Mediterranean region 214 14.4 Conclusion 218 14.5 Acknowledgments 221 14.6 References 221 Part 3 223 Chapter 15 Increase of Retirement Age and Health State of Population in Czechia 225 Tomás FIALA, Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ and Jana VRABCOVÁ 15.1 Introduction 225 15.2 Data and methodological remarks 227 15.3 Statutory retirement age 228 15.4 Development of the state of health of population 230 15.5 Development of the state of health of population in productive and post-productive ages 232 15.6 Conclusion 234 15.7 Acknowledgment 235 15.8 References 235 Chapter 16 A Generalized Mean Under a Non-Regular Framework and Extreme Value Index Estimation 237 M IVETTE GOMES, Lígia HENRIQUES-RODRIGUES and Dinis PESTANA 16.1 Introduction 237 16.2 Preliminary results in the area of EVT for heavy tails and asymptotic behavior of MOp functionals 239 16.3 Finite-sample behavior of MOp functionals 243 16.4 A non-regular adaptive choice of p and k 247 16.5 Concluding remarks 248 16.6 References 248 Chapter 17 Demography and Policies in V4 Countries 251 Michaela KADLECOVÁ, Filip HON and Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ 17.1 Introduction 251 17.2 Demographic development in the V4 countries 252 17.3 Development of fertility and family policy 255 17.4 Pension systems of the Visegrad Four countries 258 17.5 Prediction of future development of V4 populations 261 17.6 Conclusion 265 17.7 Acknowledgments 266 17.8 References 267 Chapter 18 Decomposing Differences in Life Expectancy with and without Disability: The Case of Czechia 271 David MORÁVEK, Tomás BELOCH and Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ 18.1 Introduction 271 18.2 Methodology and data 273 18.3 Main results 276 18.4 Conclusion 281 18.5 Acknowledgments 282 18.6 References 283 Chapter 19 Assessing the Predictive Ability of Subjective Survival Probabilities 285 Apostolos PAPACHRISTOS and Georgia VERROPOULOU 19.1 Introduction 285 19.2 Methods 286 19.3 Results 292 19.4 Discussion 297 19.5 Conclusion 298 19.6 Acknowledgments 298 19.7 References 299 Chapter 20 Exploring Excess Mortality During the Covid-19 Pandemic with Seasonal ARIMA Models 303 Karl-Heinz JÖCKEL and Peter PFLAUMER 20.1 Introduction 304 20.2 Binomial mortality model and the empirical distribution of daily deaths in Germany 305 20.3 Non-seasonal ARIMA model for weekly data in Germany 307 20.4 Seasonal ARIMA models of weekly deaths for Spain, Germany and Sweden 311 20.5 Measuring excess mortality, especially in Spain, Germany and Sweden 322 20.6 Forecasting daily deaths in Germany 324 20.7 Conclusion 330 20.8 Appendix 331 20.8.1 Estimation results of the other age classes 331 20.8.2 Time series decomposition 332 20.9 References 334 Chapter 21 The Impact of Cesarean Section on Neonatal Mortality in Rural--Urban Divisions in a Region of Brazil 337 Carlos SANTOS and Neir PAES 21.1 Introduction 338 21.2 Materials and methods 339 21.2.1 Multilevel logistic model 340 21.3 Results and discussion 341 21.4 Conclusion 345 21.5 References 346 Chapter 22 Analysis of Alcohol Policy in Czechia: Estimation of Alcohol Policy Scale Compared to EU Countries 349 Kornélia SVACINOVÁ, Markéta Majerová PECHHOLDOVÁ and Jana VRABCOVÁ 22.1 Introduction 350 22.2 Literature review 351 22.3 Methods 352 22.4 Results 354 22.5 Discussion 359 22.6 Conclusion 360 22.7 Acknowledgment 360 22.8 References 360 Chapter 23 Alcohol-Related Mortality and Its Cause-Elimination in Life Tables in Selected European Countries and USA: An International Comparison 363 Jana VRABCOVÁ, Markéta Majerová PECHHOLDOVÁ and Kornélia SVACINOVÁ 23.1 Introduction 364 23.2 Data and methods 365 23.3 Alcohol consumption in European countries by the OECD 367 23.4 Czechia 369 23.5 Poland 369 23.6 Belarus 371 23.7 Russia 371 23.8 France 371 23.9 USA 371 23.10 Conclusion 374 23.11 Acknowledgment 375 23.12 References 375 Chapter 24 Labor Force Aging in the Czech Republic: The Role of Education and Economic Industry 377 Martina SIMKOVA and Jaroslav SIXTA 24.1 Introduction 377 24.2 The setting of the statutory retirement age 378 24.3 The economic status of elderly workers 379 24.4 The structure of working people by factors 380 24.5 The change in the number of workers 382 24.6 Conclusion 385 24.7 Acknowledgment 385 24.8 References 386 List of Authors 387 Index 393 Summary of Volume 1 395

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.