Special issue – Communications in Statistics – Case studies and data analysis: 5th Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis International ConferenceSpecial issue – Communications in Statistics – Case studies and data analysis: 5th Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis International Conference Εισαγωγή Επιμελητή Editorial 2022-06-022020enThis special issue on Statistics contains 6 invited articles presented at the 5th Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Data Analysis International Conference (SMTDA 2018) (Chania, Crete, Greece, June 12–15, 2018). The SMTDA Conference solicited articles, both theoretical and practical, presenting new results and having potential for solving real‐life problems. An important objective was to select articles presenting new methods for solving these problems by analyzing relevant data and leading to the advancement of the related fields.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Communications in Statistics: Case Studies, Data Analysis and Applications64381-382 Skiadas Christos Σκιαδας Χρηστος Dimotikalis, Ioannis Skiadas, Charilaos Taylor and Francis Statistics Stochastic modelling techniques Data analysis