The goal of the ninth edition of Business Forecasting remains the same as that of the previous editions: to present the basic statistical techniques that are useful for preparing individual business forecasts and long-range plans.



Contents :

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction to forecasting

Chapter 2. A review of basic statistical concepts

Chapter 3. Exploring data patterns and introduction to forecasting techniques

Chapter 4. Moving averages and smoothing methods

Chapter 5. Time series and their components

Chapter 6. Simple Linear Regression

Chapter 7. Multiple regression analysis

Chapter 8. Regression with time series data

Chapter 9. The Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) methodology

Chapter 10. Judgemental forecasting and forecast adjustments

Chapter 11. Managing the forecasting process

Appendix A. Data for Case 7-1

Appendix B. Tables

Appendix C. Data Sets and Databases

Index