This edited volume focuses on recent research results in classification multivariate
statistics and machine learning and highlights advances in statistical models for data
analysis. The volume provides both methodological developments and contributions to a wide
range of application areas such as economics marketing education social sciences and
environment. The papers in this volume were first presented at the 9th biannual meeting of the
Classification and Data Analysis Group (CLADAG) of the Italian Statistical Society held in
September 2013 at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy.
