Using genetic algorithms and linear regression analysis for private housing demand forecast

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1171-1184

  Thomas Ng, S ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^b   Wong, Keung Fai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand; Forecasting; Genetic algorithm; Housing; Models; Private sector; Supply

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LINEAR REGRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PRIVATE HOUSING; PRIVATE SECTOR;

HOUSING;

CONSTRUCTION; FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HOUSING; LINEAR REGRESSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; HOUSING; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 38949215487     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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