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ISE Forecasting and Predictive Analytics with Forecast X (TM)

7th Edition
1260085236 · 9781260085235
The Seventh Edition of Business Forecasting is the most practical forecasting book on the market with the most powerful software-Forecast X.This edition presents a broad-based survey of business forecasting methods including subjective and objective … Read More
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Forecasting and Predictive Analytics   
Chapter 2:The Forecast Process, Data Considerations, and Model Selection  
Chapter 3:Extrapolation 1. Moving Averages and Exponential Smoothing   
Chapter 4:Extrapolation 2. Introduction to Forecasting with Regression Trend Models   
Chapter 5:Explanatory Models 1. Forecasting with Multiple Regression Causal Models  
Chapter 6:Explanatory Models 2. Time-Series Decomposition    
Chapter 7:Explanatory Models 3. ARIMA (Box-Jenkins) Forecasting Models   
Chapter 8:Predictive Analytics: Helping to Make Sense of Big Data   
Chapter 9:Classification Models: The Most Used Models in Analytics
Chapter 10:Ensemble Models and Clustering  
Chapter 11:Text Mining
Chapter 12:Forecast/Analytics Implementation  

The Seventh Edition of Business Forecasting is the most practical forecasting book on the market with the most powerful software-Forecast X.

This edition presents a broad-based survey of business forecasting methods including subjective and objective approaches. As always, the author team of Keating and Wilson deliver practical how-to forecasting techniques, along with dozens of real world data sets while theory and math are held to a minimum.


Major overall updates for this edition include:
  • Four new chapters on predictive analytics
  • The addition of Learning Objectives to all chapters
  • Updated data throughout the book
  • Updated and clarified ForecastX software sections
Real-World Data used: This text consists almost entirely of real-world examples, showing readers how to deal with real-life problems and difficulties in a realistic environment.
Extended Examples used in each chapter: Two examples are used demonstrate the progression of techniques needed to solve each issue, these examples provide a realistic illustration of the concepts that are relevant to the student used in the text. One example is sales data from The Gap, while the other example uses domestic car sales data.
Excel Data is presented: Excel is the leading calculation software used in business, and by consistently providing all the data in Excel, students recognize how easy it is to use with FORECAST X software (inlcuded on the student CD).
Screenshots of problems help students better conceptualize the problems: The edition includes many screenshots of actual problems; the data for each of these examples and problems is included on the accompanying CD.
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