logarithmic form. The log transformation allows the model to be less vulnerable to outliers in the data‚ and thus enables for a more precise forecasting model. Next the data series must be checked for trend and seasonality. Figure 1.1 shows the time series plot for the log transformation of oil imports in Germany from 1985M01 until 1996M12. [pic] Before fitting a trend and seasonal dummies to the model‚ we must include an intercept‚ because we are obviously not starting at 0. The time path of oil imports
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General George Smith Patton. Patton was born in San Gabriel‚ California on November 11‚ 1885. From a young age Patton was told of his ancestors fighting in the Civil War‚ Revolutionary War‚ and the Mexican war. And ever since then he has wanted to become a hero. George attended the Virginia Military Institute for one year then went off to West Point and graduated from there on June 11‚ 1909. On May 26‚ 1910‚ he married Beatrice Ayer‚ whom he dated while at west point. In 1912 he went to the Stockholm
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Series Data Analysis 7 Table No. 2 : Data as per Balance Sheets and Income Statement of GIBL from 2063-2070 8 Table No.3 : Foreign Deposits 9 Table No.4 : Domestic Deposits 11 Table No.5: Investment 12 Table No.6 : Net Interest Income 14 Table No.7 : Net Profit after Tax 15 Table No.8 : Summary and Findings 17 List of Figures Figure 1 – Trend Line of Deposits in Foreign Currency 11 Figure 2 – Percent of Trend and R
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Towards the end of World War II in the European theater the Allies were pushing into Germany. The Third Army under the guidance of General Patton had made significant advances. General Patton was being glorified by the press for his successes commanding the US Third Army. His favorite armor division‚ the 4th Armored Division‚ had blazed at amazing speed into Germany and was known as “The Point.” Their advance had earned them a Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation1. General Patton’s confidence
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George S. Patton George S. Patton was an American who participated in the Olympics‚ the Pancho Villa Expedition‚ and in both World Wars. He was considered a hero by many people back then‚ and is still considered a hero by much of the population today. Although there were a few things that transpired that made him seem unheroic‚ he is still a major hero because of his contribution in history both as a citizen and as a soldier‚ and his sense of Self Sacrifice for the greater good. George S. Patton was
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BSBMGT516C: Facilitate Continuous Improvement Assessment Tool 3 (AT3): Project Implementing Continuous Improvement to Facilitate Organisational Success Continuous improvement is a perpetual quality management process that relies upon all stakeholders to participate in a process or activity to enhance efficiency‚ sustainability and quality outputs by systematically introducing small effective changes that result in improvement. By involving all stakeholders in the practice of identifying areas
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Economic Forecasting ECO/372 August 20‚ 2013 Robert Stack ECONOMIC FORECASTING The study of macroeconomics demonstrates how individuals purchase‚ sell‚ and use raw materials to drive the economy around the globe. A useful source of data could be attained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where a person could gather current or historic data. After the collection of the data a researcher could utilize the International Monetary Funds website to see a forecast of any certain
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Unit 2 Macro-Trend Analysis BUS 620 Larry Fiegle Tina Haller May‚ 3‚ 2012 Hybrid Vehicle Macro-Trend Analysis Introduction As gas prices continue to rise‚ people have started to trend toward more energy efficient means of transportation. Hybrid vehicles have an electric motor along with rechargeable batteries and have an increased efficiency of up to 50 percent. There is an onboard computer that switches between gas and electric power. The hybrid car runs on the energy of the battery when
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on the importance of forecasting. The presentation would be done along the following lines. * THE MEANING OF FORECASTING * STEPS USED TO DEVELOP A FORECASTING SYSTEM * QUALITATIVE FORECASTING * QUANTITATIVE FORECASTING * BENEFITS OF FORECASTING THE MEANING OF FORECASTING A planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future‚ relying mainly on data from the past and present and analysis of trends. Forecasting entails the use of
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