urban area size. A regression model combining both time series and cross-sectional data is used to establish the …

. The output of this process is utilized by statistical classification procedures in order to derive the dependence of the …

in terms of the semiotic categories of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. With this semiotic view of matter and symbols … this context. Finally, indirect encoding schemes for genetic algorithms are developed which follow the semiotic framework …

Recent work in classification indicates that significant improvements in accuracy can be obtained by growing an … training data (as in bagging or boosting) and running a conventional tree-building algorithm, or by randomizing the induction …

Recent work in classification indicates that significant improvements in accuracy can be obtained by growing an … training data (as in bagging or arcing) and running a conventional tree-building algorithm, or by randomizing the induction …

A data file on all separate actions taken by the responsible agencies in implementing the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 … was developed. A computerized data base on the non-competitive leasing program is described here. The required data were …, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Subsequently, the data file was expanded to include: the …

When making marketing mix decisions, marketing managers of companies that offer a broad range of product categories … select one or a few focal categories out of all the possible ones offered. This interest is further fuelled by opportunities … requirements of direct marketers: they want to find out which specific products or categories need to be featured in promotional …

account the measurement errors in all of the data. Approaches which ignore the measurement errors in so-called independent …

inventory difference data. A chapter is also devoted to calculational methods. The approach emphasizes constructing models that … can be implemented relatively easily and improved as data is accumulated and understanding of the system is gained, rather …