Business Forecasting in South Africa: Practice and Cases

Michael T. Bendixen; K. A. Yeomans

doi:10.2307/2348691

Business Forecasting in South Africa: Practice and Cases

Michael T. Bendixen
, K. A. Yeomans

Nova Southeastern University

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Abstract

In this paper the term `business forecasting' is defined and the role of time series and casual modelling in the preparation of business forecasts is examined. The problems associated with forecasting in the South African context are examined and case studies are used to reveal the very wide spectrum of sophistication employed in that country.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician)
Volume	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/2348691
State	Published - Jan 1 1988

Keywords

Analytical forecasting
Business forecasting
Business structures
Economic forecasting
Economic forecasting models
Employment forecasting
Forecasting models
Sales forecasting
Statistical forecasts
Time series forecasting

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Business

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