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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"forecasting techniques"”.
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The evaluation of forecasting techniques as applied to housing starts
This 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 …
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Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Techniques For Reducing Uncertainties In Renewable Energy Applications
… stability improvements through better energy forecasting to reduce uncertainty. With the high increase in energy demand expected in both the near and far future, generating energy from green sustainable resources has now become an imperative necessity. Renewable energy sources like wind and …
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Evaluation of forecasting techniques for short-term demand of air transportation
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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An investigation of some long-term output forecasting techniques for the mineral industry
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geology, 1960.
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Anomaly Detection and Forecasting Techniques and their Applications Scenarios, Challenges and Limits in Industrial Production Settings
… of anomaly detection, regression analysis, forecasting and classification the addition of context information, such as production specific information and time dependent analysis were used to improve the results. Context information, especially periodic information, were further …
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The use of neural networks in the combining of time series forecasts with differential penalty costs
The need for accurate forecasting and its potential benefits are well established in the literature. Virtually all individuals and organizations have at one time or another made decisions based on forecasts of future events. This widespread need for accurate predictions has resulted in considerable …
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The Booking Window Evolution and its Impact on Hotel Revenue Management Forecasting
… window lead times. It also evaluates a range of forecasting techniques and the importance of utilizing the booking curve for forecasting in dynamic booking environments.
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Improving the Accuracy of Outlook Price Forecasts: An Application to Livestock Markets
… time-series models and combinatory procedures as forecasting techniques to improve the predictive accuracy of hog price outlook forecasts. Many of these forecasting techniques have never been applied to livestock markets. Quarterly data from the mid- to late-1970s through 2007 for up to …
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A review of international market forecasting and testing the Multiple Factor Analysis Technique
… a compact inventory of existing international forecasting techniques. Different classification schemes from the literature are presented. In order to evaluate the available international forecasting techniques, nine evaluative factors have been defined and used in an overall evaluation attempt. …
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Development of a Fringe Parking Model
… parking option. There is limited research on forecasting techniques with fringe parking as a separate mode within a regional mode choice model. In this research, fringe parking is incorporated as a top-level choice inside the existing MNL model for the Hampton Roads area, which includes …
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An investigation into short term latex pricing and national production forecasting decision support system for the public agricultural rubber industry in Thailand
… decision making in many circumstances such as forecasting, managing problems and analysing data. Although used globally in the agricultural, public, government and business sectors, DSS are yet to be adopted within the public agricultural rubber industry in Thailand (PARIT). As PARIT is a …
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Clear Air Turbulence analysis using isentropic methods.
… A background of CAT theory and current CAT forecasting techniques are also presented. The synoptic situation indicates the importance of the jet stream structure in this case. The study reveals that analyzed areas of low Ri and high wind shear correspond very well to reports of CAT. The …
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Prolegomena to a Forecasting Model of the Omaha Economy
… However, great strides have been made in the forecasting techniques that bear on the activities of the national economy, the industry, and the firm. To be able to anticipate without error business fluctuations would be to insure such economic security that business could be insulated against …
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NPL forecasting under a fourier residual modified model: An empirical analysis of an unsecured consumer credit provider in South Africa
Forecasting nonperforming loans (NPLs) is a primary objective for credit providers. NPL forecasts assist in financial budgeting and provisioning for bad debts. The difficulty in accurately identifying the determinants of domestic NPLs has led to a review of time series forecasting techniques. This …
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Statistical analysis of correlated fossil fuel securities
Forecasting the future prices or returns of a security is extraordinarily difficult if not impossible. However, statistical analysis of a basket of highly correlated securities offering a cross-sectional representation of a particular sector can yield information that is potentially tradable. …
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Neural Decomposition of Time-Series Data for Effective Generalization
… We find that ND outperforms popular time-series forecasting techniques including ARIMA, SARIMA, SVR with a radial basis function, Gashler and Ashmore’s model, and echo state networks.</p>
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Classification of summertime West Coast fog and stratus events and the development of fog and stratus forecast techniques
… evolution. These relationships provide some forecasting techniques that should aid forecasters with predicting the evolution of fog and status events.
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Weather forecasting : the next generation : the potential use and implementation of ensemble forecasting
This thesis discusses ensemble forecasting, a promising new weather forecasting technique, from various viewpoints relating not only to its meteorological aspects but also to its user and policy aspects. Ensemble forecasting was developed to overcome the limitations of conventional deterministic …
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An economic cost benefit analysis of internal and external warehouses in food retail industry
… With better information technology, forecasting techniques, planning tools, demand fulfillment and supplier relationships supermarkets can meet the rising demand much better than ever before. But inorder to meet this demand at the lowest price they need to rethink their inbound …
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A Marine Corps Enlisted inventory projection model using years of service and pay grade
… Excel based model has been constructed using forecasting techniques where attrition, promotion, and demotion rates are based on either a straight average, one specific fiscal year, a two year weighted average, or a three year weighted average. This model is an easy-to-use tool with flexibility …
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