Forecasting accuracy is examined in the context of international tourism demand. Seven
quantitative forecasting methods are used to generate out of sample forecasts for tourist …

Eighteen time series differing in their trend (three categories), randomness (three
categories), and presentation on a graph (two categories) were given to 350 MBA students …

This paper demonstrates that if technological substitution is viewed as the result of
competition between old and new technology in which new technology wins, and if …

Government budgets are premised on forecasts of revenues and expenditures. These
forecasts are subject to both stochastic error and strategic manipulation. Circumstantial …

Global socio-economic data and solid waste composition for 28 international cities are
utilized in developing regression models using multiple linear regression. The models are …

Abstract A 17-year record (1964–1980, 204 observations) of monthly catches of pilchard
(Sardina pilchardus) from Greek waters was analysed using AutoRegressive Integrated …

The selection of forecasting methods is a complicated issue. The situation is created by the
need to identify the best method for a time series. Criteria for selection must be defined. If the …

Traditional methods of forecasting the demand for products that exhibit a seasonal pattern
call for estimation of the seasonal component based on the history of demands for that …

Lynching, legal execution, and imprisonment were three mechanisms of repressive social
control that figured prominently in southern white society's response to alleged deviance by …

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive study of the future perspectives of the
international order after the collapse of the Evil Empire. The first part of the book reviews the …