This book gives an introduction to R to build up graphing, simulating and computing skills to enable one to see theoretical and statistical models in economics in a unified way. The great advantage of R is that it is free, extremely flexible and extensible. The book addresses the specific needs...

This handbook represents a milestone in the progression of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Written by experts who are often major contributors to DEA theory, it includes a collection of chapters that represent the current state-of-the-art in DEA research. Topics include distance functions and...

Autoren in der Doktorandenausbildung führen in 35 Beiträgen ihr Wissen aus einem breiten Spektrum von selbst durchgeführten Projekten und aus Erkenntnissen der Literatur zusammen. Durch eine sorgfältige Begutachtung haben die Herausgeber ihre methodische Erfahrung einfließen lassen. Jeder...

Most of modern enterprises, institutions, and organizations rely on knowledge-based management systems. In these systems, knowledge is gained from data analysis. Nowadays, knowledge-based management systems include data warehouses as their core components. The purpose of building a data...

Classification, Cluster Analysis, and Multidimensional Scaling -- Quantification Theory -- Analysis of m-Mode n-Way and Asymmetric Data -- Analysis of Visual, Spatial, and Temporal Data -- Network Data, Graphs, and Social Relationships -- Text Mining -- Dimension Reduction -- Statistical...