In clusterwise regression analysis, the goal is to predict a response variable based on a set of explanatory variables, each with cluster-specific effects. Nowadays, the number of candidates is typically large: whereas some of these variables might be useful, some others might contribute very...

Diversity plays a central role in ecological theory and its conservation and management are important issues for the wellbeing and stability of ecosystems. The aim of this work is to provide a reliable theoretical framework for performing statistical analysis on ecological diversity by means of...