Trends and Challenges in Categorical Data Analysis Statistical Modelling and Interpretation

Maria Kateri is a professor of Statistics and Stochastic Modelling at the RWTH Aachen University. Her expertise is mainly in the areas of categorical data analysis and reliability. She has contributed in the analysis for contingency tables and modelling of ordinal data, employing tools of statistical information theory, algebraic statistics and Bayesian approaches. Moreover, she works on accelerated life testing under censoring, being also involved in Engineering Applications.

Irini Moustaki is a professor of Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests are in the areas of latent variable models and structural equation models. Her methodological work includes treatment of missing data, longitudinal data, detection of outliers, goodness-of-fit tests and advanced estimation methods. She has made methodological and applied contributions in the areas of comparative cross-national studies and epidemiological studies on rare diseases.