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Prediction, Projection and Forecasting
Saaty, Thomas Lorie; Vargas, Luis G.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
We predict when we say in advance, foretell, or prophesy what is likely to happen in the future. We project when we calculate the numerical value associated with a future event. We forecast, a special kind of prediction, on data of past happenings to generate or cast data for future by relying happenings. Generally, one predicts (yes, no) a war, an earthquake or the outcome of a chess match, projects the value of the GNP or of unemployment, and forecasts the weather and, more scientifically, the economic trends. Prediction, projection, and forecasting must be constrained in time and space: when ... Read more
We predict when we say in advance, foretell, or prophesy what is likely to happen in the future. We project when we calculate the numerical value associated with a future event. We forecast, a special kind of prediction, on data of past happenings to generate or cast data for future by relying happenings. Generally, one predicts (yes, no) a war, an earthquake or the outcome of a chess match, projects the value of the GNP or of unemployment, and forecasts the weather and, more scientifically, the economic trends. Prediction, projection, and forecasting must be constrained in time and space: when ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401579544
SKU
V9789401579544
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Reviews for Prediction, Projection and Forecasting
' Academics interested in applications of AHP might also find this book an excellent reference. ' European Journal of Operational Research 61 1992