Modeling and forecasting construction labor demand: Multivariate analysis

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 664-672

  Wong, James M W ^a   Chan, Albert P C ^a   Chiang, Y H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Hong Kong; Labor; Project management; Regression models

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; FORECASTING; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; RANDOM VARIABLES;

CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; DEMAND FORECASTING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; ESTIMATION MODELS; HONG KONG; HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING; LABOR; MODELING AND FORECASTING; MULTI-VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION; NEW CONSTRUCTION; PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS; PROJECT COMPLEXITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION MODELLING; REGRESSION MODELS; SUBSECTORS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 49749086560     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2008)134:9(664)     Document Type: Article

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