Contents

  

About Metodološki zvezki 17

  
   

INVITED LECTURES

  
L. Billard and Y. Dai:
Inference for the Cox Model under proportional and non-proportional hazards 		 Abstract   3
F.R. McMorris:
A View of Some Centrality and Consensus Functions in Classification Theory and Beyond 		 Abstract 21
M. Everett and S. Borgatti:
Computing Regular Equivalence: Practical and Theoretical Issues 		 Abstract 31
   

DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICS

  
S. Korenjak-Černe:
Symbolic Data Analysis Approach to Clustering Large Ego-Centered Networks 		 Abstract 45
A. Cedilnik and K. Košmelj:
Relations among Fisher, Shannon-Wiener and Kullback Measures of Information for Continuous Variables 		 Abstract 55
M. Brizzi:
Testing Symmetry by an Easy-to-Calculate Statistic Based on Letter Values 		 Abstract 63
W. Bergsma and T. Rudas:
Restricting the Marginals of Contingency Tables: Potential Problems and How Can They be Avoided 		 Abstract 75
E. Aris:
A Simulation Study on the Estimation of Some Simple Structural Equations Models when the Original Variables are Categorized 		 Abstract 87
L. Lusa, P. Rozbowsky, and D. Gregori:
A Sensitivity Analysis to Link Specification for Random Effects Models: A Case Study in Burnout Research 		 Abstract 107
A. Durio and A. Goia:
A Functional Non-Parametric Model for Scalar Response with Bootstrap Confidence Intervals: Some Computational Tools and Applications 		 Abstract 125
U. Poetter and K. Kopperschmidt:
Covariate Effects in Periodic Hazard Rate Models 		 Abstract 137
   

APPLICATIONS

  
D. Kastelec and K. Košmelj:
Spatial Interpolation of Mean Yearly Precipitation using Universal Kriging 		  Abstract 149
K. Bergant, L. Kajfež-Bogataj, and Z. Črepinšek:
The Use of EOF Analysis for Preparing the Phenological and Climatological Data for Statistical Downscaling - Case Study: The Beginning of Flowering of the Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in Slovenia 		  Abstract 163
M. Brizzi:
A Class of Indices of Equality of a Sport Championship: Definition, Properties and Inference 		  Abstract 175
L. Pagani and C. Seghieri:
A Statistical Analysis of Teaching Effectiveness from Students' Point of View 		  Abstract 197
M. Kovačič, V. Hlebec, and S. Kropivnik:
Perception of Slovenian Political Parties: A Network Approach		  Abstract 221