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Statistical Methods and Applications from a Historical Perspective

Selected Issues

  • Presents a selection of papers subjected to a process of blind peer review
  • The book includes several chapters devoted to reviews of methodological issues that emphasize from a critical perspective the main topics and developments of inference and multivariate analysis of the last century
  • Ideal for researchers interested in discussion of and mutual knowledge exchange on both theoretical and application-oriented aspects
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics (STAS)

Part of the book sub series: Selected Papers of the Statistical Societies (STASSPSS)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Historical Issues in Economic and Socio-Demographic Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Changes in the Geographical Distribution of Inhabitants in Tuscany Since 1861

      • Luca Faustini, Linda Porciani, Graziella Sanna, Cristiano Tessitore, Alessandro Valentini
      Pages 87-96
    3. Fifty Years of Business Confidence Surveys on Manufacturing Sector

      • Bianca M. Martelli, Giancarlo Bruno, Paola M. Chiodini, Giancarlo Manzi, Flavio Verrecchia
      Pages 111-121
  3. New Developments in Survey Methodology for Official Statistics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Social Aspects on Censuses and Official Surveys in Italy

      • Enrica Aureli, Mariangela Verrascina
      Pages 125-136
    3. An Application of Text Mining Technique for the Census of Nonprofit Institutions

      • Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Massimo Lori, Franco Lorenzini, Manuela Nicosia, Sabrina Stoppiello
      Pages 143-152
    4. Linking Administrative Tax Records and Survey Expenditure Data at the Local Level

      • Lisa Crosato, Mauro Mussini, Paolo Mariani, Biancamaria Zavanella
      Pages 153-162

About this book

​The book showcases a selection of peer-reviewed papers, the preliminary versions of which were presented at a conference held 11-13 June 2011 in Bologna and organized jointly by the Italian Statistical Society (SIS), the Institute national Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) and the Bank of Italy. The theme of the conference was "Statistics in the 150 years of the Unification of Italy."

The celebration of the anniversary of Italian unification provided the opportunity to examine and discuss the methodological aspects and applications from a historical perspective and both from a national and international point of view. The critical discussion on the issues of the past has made it possible to focus on recent advances, considering the studies of socio-economic and demographic changes in European countries.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Institute of Statistics, Istat Head of Office for Census Methods, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Crescenzi

  • University of Bologna Department of Statistical Sciences, Bologna, Italy

    Stefania Mignani

About the editors

Fabio Crescenzi is an expert highly skilled in issues related to survey methodology. He works at the National Institute of Statistics as head of the Office for statistical methods in the Department of Census and registers. 

Stefania Mignani is a Full Professor of Statistics at University of Bologna. Her research interests focus on methodological developments in latent variable models and applications in educational and behaviour studies.

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