The use of protocols to select exponential smoothing procedures: A reconsideration of forecasting competitions

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-253

  Tashman, Leonard J ^a   Kruk, Joshua M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Price Waterhouse   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential smoothing; Forecast accuracy; Forecasting competitions; Relative error measures; Selection protocols

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030167530     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2070(95)00645-1     Document Type: Article

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