<em>Generalized maximum entropy and simple component analysis for the customer satisfaction analysis in the local public transportation. The experience of the AMTS company</em> (by Enrico Ciavolino, Luigi D’Ambra, Daniela De Franco). Objectives The necessity of developing an integrated system for...

<em> Le città nello sviluppo economico dell'Emilia Romagna</em> (by Andrea Cirilli, Paolo Veneri) - ABSTRACT: Objectives Emilia Romagna is one of the largest and richest regions in Italy. Its development model and its spatial organization have raised much interest in the scientific as well as in the...

<em>Multivariate analysis for evaluation of e-government policies</em> (by Marco Mancini, Maria Adele Milioli, Dimitri Tartari, Sergio Zani, Andrea Cerioli). Objectives Emilia-Romagna is a leading region in Europe on e-government applications. In this field it experienced the use of statistics as a key...

<em>Statistical indicators for the evaluation of university teaching satisfaction</em> (by Paolo Cozzucoli, Salvatore Ingrassia, G. Damiana Costanzo, Angelo Mazza) . Objectives We present some simple statistical indicators and related graphical representations, to be considered in the analysis of data...

<em>Labour market, private firms and public employment services: a proposal to connect actors in labour market Objectives</em> (by Paolo Mariani) - The aim of this paper is to integrate different sources of information for studying the labour demand and labour supply at the local level. On the side of...

<em>The quality of local public transportation services: synthetic evaluation by composite indices: Case study of line A of the underground of Rome</em> (by Isabella Carbonaro). Objectives Comparing composite indices for four big dimensions of quality of transportation services. Methods and Results...

<em>Assessing sensitivity analysis in patient satisfaction: a case study from "Luigi Sacco" Hospital</em> (by Nadia Solaro, Massimo Pagani). Despite of the recognized relevance of conceptual models as a theoretical reference in patient satisfaction studies, in some practical circumstances they are too...

<em>Financial incentives and socio-economic disincentives: foreign investments in the Italian Mezzogiorno</em> (by Vittorio Daniele) - ABSTRACT: Objectives Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Italy tends to be concentrated in certain regions. Over the period here examined (2000-2005), eight...