Classification and Data Analysis : Theory and Application Proceedings of the Biannual Meeting of the Classification Group of Società Italiana di Statistica (SIS) Pescara July 3–4 1997 The book provides new developments in classification data analysis and multidimensional methods topics which are of central interest to modern Statistics. A wide range of topics is considered including methodologies in classification fuzzy clustering discrimination regression tree neural networks proximity methodologies factorial methods spatial analysis multiway and multivariate analysis