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This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the first of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features invited contributions presented in the Plenary and Specialized Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the first of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features invited contributions presented in the Plenary and Specialized Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the second of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features invited contributions presented in the Solicited Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the second of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features invited contributions presented in the Solicited Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the third of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features the first part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the third of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features the first part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the fourth of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features the second part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book of peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistics and demography is the fourth of four volumes from the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2024), held in Bari, Italy, on June 17-20, 2024. It features the second part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The volumes address a large number of topics and applications of current interest. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, statistical theory and methods, sampling theory, Bayesian statistics, statistical modeling, computational statistics, classification, data analysis, gender statistics and applied statistics. The applications reflect new analyses in a wide variety of fields, including demography, psychometrics, education, business, economics, finance, law, and other social sciences and humanities, epidemiology, the life and health sciences as well as the environmental and natural sciences and engineering. This variety also demonstrates the important role of statistical science in addressing the societal and environmental challenges of sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Its biennial international Scientific Meeting represents the Society’s largest event which brings together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book presents peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistical research presented at the Italian Statistical Society’s international conference on “Statistics for Innovation”, SIS 2025, held in Genoa, Italy, June 16-18, 2025. It is the third of four volumes, featuring the second part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.Providing a comprehensive overview of innovations in modern statistical methods and applications, the volumes address a large number of topics of current interest, contributing to a rapid dissemination of quantitative methods for data analysis across the various fields of scientific research and social life. The volumes underpin the role of statistics and data science in fostering innovation in numerous fields, including business, industry, finance, technology, environment, health and medicine, official statistics, public policy, welfare, social issues and sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Together with the biennial international Scientific Meeting, the intermediate international statistical conferences on a particular topic of interest represent the Society’s most important events which bring together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book presents peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistical research presented at the Italian Statistical Society’s international conference on “Statistics for Innovation”, SIS 2025, held in Genoa, Italy, June 16-18, 2025. It is the last of four volumes, featuring the third part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.Providing a comprehensive overview of innovations in modern statistical methods and applications, the volumes address a large number of topics of current interest, contributing to a rapid dissemination of quantitative methods for data analysis across the various fields of scientific research and social life. The volumes underpin the role of statistics and data science in fostering innovation in numerous fields, including business, industry, finance, technology, environment, health and medicine, official statistics, public policy, welfare, social issues and sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Together with the biennial international Scientific Meeting, the intermediate international statistical conferences on a particular topic of interest represent the Society’s most important events which bring together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book presents peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistical research presented at the Italian Statistical Society’s international conference on “Statistics for Innovation”, SIS 2025, held in Genoa, Italy, June 16-18, 2025. It is the second of four volumes, featuring the first part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.Providing a comprehensive overview of innovations in modern statistical methods and applications, the volumes address a large number of topics of current interest, contributing to a rapid dissemination of quantitative methods for data analysis across the various fields of scientific research and social life. The volumes underpin the role of statistics and data science in fostering innovation in numerous fields, including business, industry, finance, technology, environment, health and medicine, official statistics, public policy, welfare, social issues and sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Together with the biennial international Scientific Meeting, the intermediate international statistical conferences on a particular topic of interest represent the Society’s most important events which bring together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This book presents peer-reviewed short papers on methodological and applied statistical research presented at the Italian Statistical Society’s international conference on “Statistics for Innovation”, SIS 2025, held in Genoa, Italy, June 16-18, 2025. It is the first of four volumes, featuring invited contributions presented in the Plenary, Specialized and Solicited Sessions.Providing a comprehensive overview of innovations in modern statistical methods and applications, the volumes address a large number of topics of current interest, contributing to a rapid dissemination of quantitative methods for data analysis across the various fields of scientific research and social life. The volumes underpin the role of statistics and data science in fostering innovation in numerous fields, including business, industry, finance, technology, environment, health and medicine, official statistics, public policy, welfare, social issues and sustainable development.One of the aims of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS) is to promote scientific activities for the development of statistical sciences. Together with the biennial international Scientific Meeting, the intermediate international statistical conferences on a particular topic of interest represent the Society’s most important events which bring together national and international researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and discuss recent advances and developments in theoretical and applied statistics.

This volume on statistical methods for data analysis and decision sciences showcases the interplay between statistics and data science, reflecting a broad spectrum of data-driven challenges, innovative approaches, methodological developments and applications. It gathers peer-reviewed short papers presented at the 3rd Conference of the Statistics and Data Science Group of the Italian Statistical Society, SDS 2025, held in Milan, Italy, April 2-3, 2025.The papers cover a wide variety of topics focused on modeling and analyzing complex data, including structured, non-structured and mixed data, offering fresh perspectives tailored to diverse research goals. The contributions propose innovative methods and approaches in causal inference, sampling and big data, Bayesian methods, functional data analysis, unsupervised learning, robust statistics and penalized regression, spatio-temporal methods, clustering, time series analysis, text analysis and image processing. A wide range of applications in several areas are presented, including environmental issues and sustainability, earth and geohazards, official statistics, social issues and inequality, health informatics, medicine, health and well-being, statistical process monitoring, financial statistics and econometrics, and artificial intelligence, addressing matters of particular relevance for sustainable development, including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 3, 5, 7, and 13, among others.

This last of four volumes on Statistical Science: From Theory to Applied Research presents peer-reviewed short papers on theoretical and applied statistics presented at the Joint Meeting SIS-FENStatS 2026, held in Rome, Italy, on June 22–25, 2026. The meeting brought together the 53rd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2026) and the 1st Scientific Meeting of the European Statistical Societies (FENStatS 2026) promoted by the Federation of European National Statistical Societies. This volume features the last part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The contributions present modern methodological developments and innovative applications in a wide variety of fields and address current challenges in statistical science. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, high-dimensional and multivariate statistics, functional data analysis and complex data structures, Bayesian statistics, time series analysis, dependence and extreme values, statistical learning, machine learning and AI, network science, analysis of directional and compositional data, spatial, spatio-temporal and environmental statistics, biostatistics and the analysis of medical data, social statistics, demography,  economic statistics, as well as survey statistics, official statistics and public policy. Given this variety, the book also demonstrates the importance of statistical science and the responsible use of quantitative methods in addressing societal and environmental challenges related to sustainable development.The Joint Meeting SIS-FENStatS 2026 was the first event of its kind ever organized at the European level. It provided an important forum for dialogue, exchange and collaboration among national and international contributors from academia, national and international institutions, and industry, working across statistics, demography, and applied statistical fields.

This second of four volumes on Statistical Science: From Theory to Applied Research presents peer-reviewed short papers on theoretical and applied statistics presented at the Joint Meeting SIS-FENStatS 2026, held in Rome, Italy, on June 22–25, 2026. The meeting brought together the 53rd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society (SIS 2026) and the 1st Scientific Meeting of the European Statistical Societies (FENStatS 2026) promoted by the Federation of European National Statistical Societies. This volume features the first part of the contributions presented in the Contributed Sessions.The contributions present modern methodological developments and innovative applications in a wide variety of fields and address current challenges in statistical science. The topics covered include, but are not limited to, high-dimensional and multivariate statistics, functional data analysis and complex data structures, Bayesian statistics, time series analysis, dependence and extreme values, statistical learning, machine learning and AI, network science, analysis of directional and compositional data, spatial, spatio-temporal and environmental statistics, biostatistics and the analysis of medical data, social statistics, demography,  economic statistics, as well as survey statistics, official statistics and public policy. Given this variety, the book also demonstrates the importance of statistical science and the responsible use of quantitative methods in addressing societal and environmental challenges related to sustainable development.The Joint Meeting SIS-FENStatS 2026 was the first event of its kind ever organized at the European level. It provided an important forum for dialogue, exchange and collaboration among national and international contributors from academia, national and international institutions, and industry, working across statistics, demography, and applied statistical fields.