Business forecasting

• Main Author: Hanke, John E. (Author)
• Other Authors: Reitsch, Arthur G., Wichern, Dean W.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Jersey Prentice Hall 2001
• Edition: Seventh edition
• Subjects: Business forecasting
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• Physical Description: xiv, 498 pages illustration 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0130878103

Managerial decision-making in approach, this book explores the basic statistical techniques that are useful for preparing individual business forecasts and long-range plans. Incorporates instructions on using Excel spreadsheets and the statistical package MINITAB to forecast, along with their appropriate output. Organizing Data and a Review of Statistical Concepts. Exploring Data Patterns and Choosing a Forecasting Technique. Moving Averages and Smoothing Methods. Time Series Analysis. Regression Analysis. Multiple Regression. Regression with Time Series Data. The Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) Methodology. Judgmental Forecasting and Other Forecasting Methods. Managing the Forecasting Process. For business managers interested in business forecasting techniques.