INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT 6 : FORECASTING TECHNIQUES Dr. Ravi Mahendra Gor Associate Dean ICFAI Business School ICFAI HOuse‚ Nr. GNFC INFO Tower S. G. Road Bodakdev Ahmedabad-380054 Ph.: 079-26858632 (O); 079-26464029 (R); 09825323243 (M) E-mail: ravigor@hotmail.com Contents Introduction Some applications of forecasting Defining forecasting General steps in the forecasting process Qualitative techniques in forecasting Time series methods The Naive Methods Simple Moving
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In the novel “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe has a prominent theme of choices and consequences. Throughout the novel‚ characters make choices that have consequence. The consequences could be the littlest thing or could change their entire life. Lawson Purdy once said “Men must try and try again. They must suffer the consequences of their own mistakes and learn by their own failures and their own successes.” Unoka‚ from the novel “Things Fall Apart”‚ was kind and loving. He loved to play music
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Text Analysis J. Thurber. “The Unicorn in the Garden” “The Unicorn in the Garden” is a story written by the American cartoonist‚ author and journalist James Thurber. He was well known for his cartoons and short stories‚ mainly published in The New Yorker magazine. “The Unicorn in the Garden” is about a man and his wife. One morning he sees the unicorn in his garden eating flowers. Positively excited he goes upstairs to tell his wife about it. She is being in a bad mood calls him
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Mixing Techniques Creaming Cutting-in Folding Cut and Fold Beating Kneading Stirring Whipping Sifting Creaming Also known as the ’sugar-shortening’ method‚ the sugar and shortening fat are blended together first and then creamed by added mixing. Rubbing one or two ingredients against a bowl with the help of Wooden Spoon or Electric Mixer to make a soft fluffy mixture. Creaming means combining sugar with a solid fat‚ such as butter‚ shortening or margarine. E.g. Butter & Sugar
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|Persuasive Technique |Example |Why used (Purposes) | |Images or figurative language |‘Logging is creating smouldering‚ |If readers can visualise the problem | |Painting a word picture of a scene or |air-polluting wastelands.’ |through the writer’s words‚ they may be | |action; using similes‚ metaphors‚ |‘You can’t ban boxing. The horse has |more likely to support his or
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of nouns. Stylistic function of articles‚ genitive case‚ plural number. Stylistic functions of different grammatical categories in different parts of speech. 1) Stylistic transposition of pronouns. 2) Adjectives‚ stylistic function of degrees of comparison. 3) Stylistic functions of verbal categories. 4) Stylistic functions of adverbs. Style is less investigated on the morphological level than on any other one because very many scholars hold the opinion that stylistic connotations
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marketing and advertising tips‚ internet and website marketing tips marketing index A simple guide to marketing‚ strategic business planning‚ advertising and promotion and sales lead generation‚ for small UK businesses especially. With tips and techniques for advertising and PR‚ for non-marketing managers‚ and for marketing and advertising professionals too; this is marketing and advertising made simple. Also some easy tips on website design‚ internet advertising and marketing. While much of this
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Separation Techniques Aim: To separate a mixture of Iron filings‚ CaCO3‚ NaCl into their pure substances. Apparatus: • 2x 150ml beakers • 1x 150Ml Beaker • Magnet • Matches • Evaporating basin • Bunsen Burner • Water • Funnel • Retort stand • Funnel Paper • Sieve • Iron Filings • CaCO3 • NaCl • tripod • Gauze Mat • Cling Wrap • Saftey Goggles Method: 1. Gather Apparatus and the mixture of Iron‚ CaCO3 and NaCl. 2. Weigh beaker and mixture. 3. Use magnetic
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DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES Speech directions: Words in brackets that tell the actor how to say the lines. This helps us to understand the feelings of the character easily. Asides: When a character temporarily turns away from another character and speaks directly to the audience. This helps us to understand a character’s real feelings at a particular moment in a play. It is often used for humour or to help us empathise with a character. Entrance and exits: It is important to notice when characters
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seem allow both interviews to return to subject matter that Noel had perhaps not been as forthcoming about beforehand. Parkinson leads more to towards the style that would be beneficial to those in organizations; he uses a selection of questioning techniques. He tends to use more reflective questions in order to register interest and to try and get more information from Noel followed by probing questions to ensure that he does indeed get a more well-rounded answer. Ross on the other hand is a fan of
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