Data Analysis and Related Applications, Volume 2

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.

• Preface xvKonstantinos N ZAFEIRIS, Yiannis DIMOTIKALIS, Christos H SKIADAS, Alex KARAGRIGORIOU and Christiana KARAGRIGORIOU-VONTAPart 1 1Chapter 1 A Topological Clustering of Variables 3Rafik ABDESSELAM1.1 Introduction 31.2 Topological context 51.3 Topological clustering of variables -- selective review 91.4 Illustration on real data of simple examples 101.5 Conclusion 191.6 Appendix 201.7 References 23Chapter 2 A New Regression Model for Count Compositions 25Roberto ASCARI and Sonia MIGLIORATI2.1 Introduction 252.1.1 Distributions for count vectors 262.2 Regression models and Bayesian inference 292.3 Simulation studies 302.4 Application to real electoral data 342.5 References 37Chapter 3 Intergenerational Class Mobility in Greece with Evidence from EU-SILC 39Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU, Maria SYMEONAKI and Catherine MICHALOPOULOU3.1 Introduction 393.2 Data and methods 413.3 The trends of class mobility between different birth cohorts 453.4 Conclusion 523.5 References 52Chapter 4 Capturing School-to-Work Transitions Using Data from the First European Graduate Survey 55Maria SYMEONAKI, Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU and Dimitris PARSANOGLOU4.1 Introduction 554.2 Data and methodology 574.3 Results 584.4 Conclusion 634.5 References 64Chapter 5 A Cluster Analysis Approach for Identifying Precarious Workers 67Maria SYMEONAKI, Glykeria STAMATOPOULOU and Dimitris PARSANOGLOU5.1 Introduction 675.2 Data and methodology 685.3 Results 705.4 Conclusion and discussion 745.5 References 75Chapter 6 American Option Pricing Under a Varying Economic Situation Using Semi-Markov Decision Process 77Kouki TAKADA, Marko DIMITROV, Lu JIN and Ying NI6.1 Introduction 776.2 American option pricing 796.3 Exercising strategies 806.4 Conclusion 896.5 References 89Chapter 7 The Implementation of Hierarchical Classifications and Cochran’s Rule in the Analysis of Social Data 91Aggeliki YFANTI and Catherine MICHALOPOULOU7.1 Introduction 917.2 Methods 957.3 Results 967.4 Conclusion 1017.5 References 102Chapter 8 Dynamic Optimization with Tempered Stable Subordinators for Modeling River Hydraulics 105Hidekazu YOSHIOKA and Yumi YOSHIOKA8.1 Introduction 1058.2 Mathematical model 1088.3 Optimization problem 1098.4 HJBI equation: formulation and solution 1118.5 Concluding remarks 1158.6 Acknowledgments 1168.7 References 116Part 2 119Chapter 9 Predicting Event Counts in Event-Driven Clinical Trials Accounting for Cure and Ongoing Recruitment 121Vladimir ANISIMOV, Stephen GORMLEY, Rosalind BAVERSTOCK and Cynthia KINEZA9.1 Introduction 1229.2 Modeling the process of event occurrence 1239.3 Predicting event counts for patients at risk 1279.4 Predicting event counts accounting for ongoing recruitment 1299.5 Monte Carlo simulation 1339.6 Software development 1339.7 R package and implementation in a clinical trial 1389.8 Conclusion 1409.9 References 141Chapter 10 Structural Modeling: An Application to the Evaluation of Ecosystem Practices at the Plot Level 143Dominique DESBOIS10.1 Introduction 14310.2 Structural equation modeling using partial least squares 14410.3 Material and method 15010.4 Results and discussion 15410.5 Conclusion 16110.6 References 161Chapter 11 Lean Management as an Improvement Factor in Health Services -- The Case of Venizeleio General Hospital of Crete, Greece 163Eleni GENITSARIDI and George MATALLIOTAKIS11.1 Introduction 16411.2 Theoretical framework 16411.3 Purpose of the research 16811.4 Methodology 16811.5 Research results 16811.6 Conclusion 17511.7 References 176Chapter 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 179Mihalis KYRIAKAKIS and George MATALLIOTAKIS12.1 Introduction 18012.2 Methodology and material 18012.3 Results 18212.4 Discussion 19412.5 Conclusion 19612.6 References 197Chapter 13 Developing a Bibliometric Quality Indicator for Journals Applied to the Field of Dentistry Pilar VALDERRAMA, Ana M AGUILERA and Mariano J VALDERRAMA13.1 Introduction 19913.2 Methodology 20013.3 Discussion and conclusion 20613.4 Acknowledgments 20713.5 Appendix 20813.6 References 210Chapter 14 Statistical Process Monitoring Techniques for Covid-19 211Emmanouil-Nektarios KALLIGERIS and Andreas MAKRIDES14.1 Introduction 21114.2 Materials and methods 21214.3 Behavior of Covid-19 disease in the Mediterranean region 21414.4 Conclusion 21814.5 Acknowledgments 22114.6 References 221Part 3 223Chapter 15 Increase of Retirement Age and Health State of Population in Czechia 225Tomás FIALA, Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ and Jana VRABCOVÁ15.1 Introduction 22515.2 Data and methodological remarks 22715.3 Statutory retirement age 22815.4 Development of the state of health of population 23015.5 Development of the state of health of population in productive and post-productive ages 23215.6 Conclusion 23415.7 Acknowledgment 23515.8 References 235Chapter 16 A Generalized Mean Under a Non-Regular Framework and Extreme Value Index Estimation 237M IVETTE GOMES, Lígia HENRIQUES-RODRIGUES and Dinis PESTANA16.1 Introduction 23716.2 Preliminary results in the area of EVT for heavy tails and asymptotic behavior of MOp functionals 23916.3 Finite-sample behavior of MOp functionals 24316.4 A non-regular adaptive choice of p and k 24716.5 Concluding remarks 24816.6 References 248Chapter 17 Demography and Policies in V4 Countries 251Michaela KADLECOVÁ, Filip HON and Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ17.1 Introduction 25117.2 Demographic development in the V4 countries 25217.3 Development of fertility and family policy 25517.4 Pension systems of the Visegrad Four countries 25817.5 Prediction of future development of V4 populations 26117.6 Conclusion 26517.7 Acknowledgments 26617.8 References 267Chapter 18 Decomposing Differences in Life Expectancy with and without Disability: The Case of Czechia 271David MORÁVEK, Tomás BELOCH and Jitka LANGHAMROVÁ18.1 Introduction 27118.2 Methodology and data 27318.3 Main results 27618.4 Conclusion 28118.5 Acknowledgments 28218.6 References 283Chapter 19 Assessing the Predictive Ability of Subjective Survival Probabilities 285Apostolos PAPACHRISTOS and Georgia VERROPOULOU19.1 Introduction 28519.2 Methods 28619.3 Results 29219.4 Discussion 29719.5 Conclusion 29819.6 Acknowledgments 29819.7 References 299Chapter 20 Exploring Excess Mortality During the Covid-19 Pandemic with Seasonal ARIMA Models 303Karl-Heinz JÖCKEL and Peter PFLAUMER20.1 Introduction 30420.2 Binomial mortality model and the empirical distribution of daily deaths in Germany 30520.3 Non-seasonal ARIMA model for weekly data in Germany 30720.4 Seasonal ARIMA models of weekly deaths for Spain, Germany and Sweden 31120.5 Measuring excess mortality, especially in Spain, Germany and Sweden 32220.6 Forecasting daily deaths in Germany 32420.7 Conclusion 33020.8 Appendix 33120.8.1 Estimation results of the other age classes 33120.8.2 Time series decomposition 33220.9 References 334Chapter 21 The Impact of Cesarean Section on Neonatal Mortality in Rural--Urban Divisions in a Region of Brazil 337Carlos SANTOS and Neir PAES21.1 Introduction 33821.2 Materials and methods 33921.2.1 Multilevel logistic model 34021.3 Results and discussion 34121.4 Conclusion 34521.5 References 346Chapter 22 Analysis of Alcohol Policy in Czechia: Estimation of Alcohol Policy Scale Compared to EU Countries 349Kornélia SVACINOVÁ, Markéta Majerová PECHHOLDOVÁ and Jana VRABCOVÁ22.1 Introduction 35022.2 Literature review 35122.3 Methods 35222.4 Results 35422.5 Discussion 35922.6 Conclusion 36022.7 Acknowledgment 36022.8 References 360Chapter 23 Alcohol-Related Mortality and Its Cause-Elimination in Life Tables in Selected European Countries and USA: An International Comparison 363Jana VRABCOVÁ, Markéta Majerová PECHHOLDOVÁ and Kornélia SVACINOVÁ23.1 Introduction 36423.2 Data and methods 36523.3 Alcohol consumption in European countries by the OECD 36723.4 Czechia 36923.5 Poland 36923.6 Belarus 37123.7 Russia 37123.8 France 37123.9 USA 37123.10 Conclusion 37423.11 Acknowledgment 37523.12 References 375Chapter 24 Labor Force Aging in the Czech Republic: The Role of Education and Economic Industry 377Martina SIMKOVA and Jaroslav SIXTA24.1 Introduction 37724.2 The setting of the statutory retirement age 37824.3 The economic status of elderly workers 37924.4 The structure of working people by factors 38024.5 The change in the number of workers 38224.6 Conclusion 38524.7 Acknowledgment 38524.8 References 386List of Authors 387Index 393Summary of Volume 1 395