From data to knowledge
Subtitle: theoretical and practical aspects of classification, data analysis, and knowledge organization
By: Wolfgang Gaul, Dietmar Pfeifer (editors).
Contributors: Gaul, W. 1945-; Pfeifer, Dietmar, 1953-; Gesellschaft für Klassifikation. Jahrestagung
Series: Studies in classification, data analysis, and knowledge organization
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
Subjects: Mathematical statistics -- Congresses.; Classification -- Congresses.; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Congresses.
Description: The subject of this book is the incorporation and integration of mathematical and statistical techniques and information science topics into the field of classification, data analysis, and knowledge organization. Readers will find survey papers as well as research papers and reports on newest results. The papers are a combination of theoretical issues and applications in special fields: Spatial Data Analysis, Economics, Medicine, Biology, and Linguistics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Selected papers from the 18th Annual Conference of the German Classification Society held at the University of Oldenberg in 1994.