Business forecasting for management /
Pecar, Branko,
Business forecasting for management / Branko Pecar ; advisory editors, Glyn Davis and Simon Lillystone - London : McGraw-Hill, c1994 - iii, 235 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index
Forecasting alphabet; inspecting and preparing data; recognising different curves; recognising different models; curves fitting; classical time series decomposition; moving averages forecasting; exponential smoothing forecasting; winters seasonal forecasting; adaptive filtering; Box Jenkins model fitting; Box Jenkins forecasting; tips for using Box Jenkins method; error measurement; forecasting selection; systems approach to forecasting; forecasting, planning and decision making; implementing forecasting system; suggested readings. Appendices - spreadsheets solutions, solutions to extra chapter examples.
A comprehensive introduction to forecasting methods within a business context. The intention is to demystify the subject so that forecasting methods are more widely used and understood. To this end, the theory is presented with an emphasis on practical applications.
0077078659
Business forecasting--Statistical methods
HD30.27 / .P43 1994
Business forecasting for management / Branko Pecar ; advisory editors, Glyn Davis and Simon Lillystone - London : McGraw-Hill, c1994 - iii, 235 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index
Forecasting alphabet; inspecting and preparing data; recognising different curves; recognising different models; curves fitting; classical time series decomposition; moving averages forecasting; exponential smoothing forecasting; winters seasonal forecasting; adaptive filtering; Box Jenkins model fitting; Box Jenkins forecasting; tips for using Box Jenkins method; error measurement; forecasting selection; systems approach to forecasting; forecasting, planning and decision making; implementing forecasting system; suggested readings. Appendices - spreadsheets solutions, solutions to extra chapter examples.
A comprehensive introduction to forecasting methods within a business context. The intention is to demystify the subject so that forecasting methods are more widely used and understood. To this end, the theory is presented with an emphasis on practical applications.
0077078659
Business forecasting--Statistical methods
HD30.27 / .P43 1994