Contents

  

About Metodološki zvezki Vol. 1, No. 1, 2004

  
   

Section I: Methodology

  
Vasja Vehovar, Eva Belak, Zenel Batagelj, and Sanja Čikič:
Mobile Phone Surveys: The Slovenian Case Study
 Abstract
1
Robert D. Tortora:
Response Trends in a National Random Digit Dial Survey
 Abstract 21
Volker Stocke:
Measuring Information Accessibility and Predicting Response-Effects: The Validity of Response-Certainties and Response-Latencies
 Abstract 33
   

Section II: Data Analysis

  
Aleš Žiberna, Nataša Kejžar, and Petra Golob:
A Comparison of Different Approaches to Hierarchical Clustering of Ordinal Data
  Abstract 57
Rok Podgornik, Marijan Zafred, and Anja Pajtler:
A Study of k-means Method where Starting Conditions are Changed: A Simulation Study
  Abstract 75
   

Section III: Statistics

  
Anton Cedilnik, Katarina Košmelj, and Andrej Blejec:
The Distribution of the Ratio of Jointly Normal Variables
  Abstract 99
Ibrahim M. Abdalla and Mohamed Y. Hassan:
Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Lorenz Curves using Alternative Parametric Model
  Abstract 109
Fulvia Pennoni:
Fitting Directed Graphical Gaussian Models with One Hidden Variable
  Abstract 119
Ljupčo Todorovski, Sašo Džeroski, and Peter Ljubič:
Discovery of Polynomial Equations for Regression
  Abstract 131
Maja Pohar, Mateja Blas, and Sandra Turk:
Comparison of Logistic Regression and Linear Discriminant Analysis: A Simulation Study
  Abstract 143
Joan Manuel Batista-Foguet et al.:
Simultaneous Estimation of Indirect and Interaction Effects using Structural Equation Models
  Abstract 163
Dario Cziraky:
Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables
  Abstract 185
Ronghui Xu:
Proportional Hazards Mixed Models: A Review with Applications to Twin Models
  Abstract 205
   

Section IV: Applications

  
Paul Cahill and Brendan Bunting:
Latent Variable Mixture Modelling of Treated Drug Misuse in Ireland
  Abstract 213
Alessandra Petrucci, Nicola Salvati, and Chiara Seghieri:
Autologistic Regression Model for Poverty Mapping and Analysis
  Abstract 225
Damijana Kastelec and Valentina Usenik:
An Analysis of the Multivariate-repeated-measures-experiment Evaluating the Influence of Gibberellic Acid on Cherry Fruit Quality
  Abstract 235
Branko Kavšek and Nada Lavrač:
Using Subgroup Discovery to Analyze the UK Traffic Data
  Abstract 249
Luigi Calzavara and Maurizio Brizzi:
The Geometry of Venice: Topographical Observation and Statistical Appraisal
  Abstract 265