Business Forecasting

Series
Pearson
Author
John E. Hanke / Dean Wichern  
Publisher
Pearson
Cover
Softcover
Edition
9
Language
English
Total pages
512
Pub.-date
August 2013
ISBN13
9781292023007
ISBN
1292023007
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Description

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Business Forecasting. Written in a simple, straightforward style, Business Forecasting presents basic statistical techniques using practical business examples to teach students how to predict long-term forecasts.

Features

Emphasis on the 9th edition has been placed on the application of theoretical concepts and techniques by incorporating end-of-chapter exercises such as:

  • Twelve additional cases.
  • Thirty two new problem sets.
  • Minitab Applications are presented at the end of each chapter with step-by-step guidance.
  • Excel 2003 Applications have been added to demonstrate how a forecasting problem is solved.
  • Background material on the nature of forecasting and a quick review of statistical concepts.
  • The exploration of data patterns, averaging, smoothing techniques, and an introduction to time series decomposition in terms of underlying components.
  • Causal forecasting techniques.
  • Judgmental forecasting and managing the forecasting process.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction to Forecasting.
  • 2. Exploring Data Patterns and Choosing a Forecasting Technique. 
  • 3. Moving Averages and Smoothing Methods. 
  • 4. Time Series and Their Components. 
  • 5. Simple Linear Regression. 
  • 6. Multiple Regression Analysis. 
  • 7. Regression with Time Series Data. 
  • 8. The Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) Methodology.
  • 9. Judgmental Forecasting and Forecast Adjustments.
  • 10. Managing the Forecasting Process.
  • Appendix A: Derivations.
  • Appendix B: Data for Case Study 7.1.
  • Appendix C: Tables.
  • Appendix D: Data Sets and Databases.
  • Index.