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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The evaluation of forecasting techniques as applied to housing starts
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis is a comparison of different forecasting procedures used in forecasting housing construction. The forecasting models developed are compared on the basis of error variance and the number of times the forecast falls outside "± K" limits. The author points out that what is needed is a simple forecasting technique which gives comparatively accurate forecasts. One such technique is obtained by using the simplest exponential smoothing model, that of single smoothing with a simple adaptive smoothing procedure, as described in this thesis.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1972
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Alexander, Suraj Mammen
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/65017
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/65017