Does complexity matter? Methods for improving forecasting accuracy in tourism: The case of Austria

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-110

  Smeral, Egon ^a   Wüger, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH WIFO   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calendar effects; Econometric indicator approach; Multivariate time series model; Outlier detection; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; METHODOLOGY; TOURISM MARKET;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23444456522     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287505276596     Document Type: Article

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