Forecasting: principles and practice

Rob J Hyndman · George Athanasopoulos

Sep 2014 · OTexts

About this ebook

Forecasting is required in many situations. Stocking an inventory may require forecasts of demand months in advance. Telecommunication routing requires traffic forecasts a few minutes ahead. Whatever the circumstances or time horizons involved, forecasting is an important aid in effective and efficient planning.

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to forecasting methods and presents enough information about each method for readers to use them sensibly.

Ratings and reviews

The book is poorly formated. Not much better than reading to PDF that is freely available.

Learn lots of new modeling methods with simple yet clear explanation and code. Graphs could use the help of ggplot2 however.

Good drive for understanding statistical analysis

About the author

Rob J Hyndman is Professor of Statistics at Monash University, Australia. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Forecasting, Editor of the Journal of Statistical Software and a Director of the International Institute of Forecasters. He is author of over 100 research papers in statistical science. In 2007, he received the Moran medal from the Australian Academy of Science for his contributions to statistical research. For over 25 years, Rob has maintained an active consulting practice, assisting hundreds of companies and organizations on forecasting problems.

George Athana­sopou­los is an Associate Professor in the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University, Australia. He received a PhD in Econometrics from Monash University in 2007, and has received many awards and distinctions for his research. His research interests include multivariate time series analysis, forecasting, non-linear time series, wealth and tourism economics. He is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Travel Research and the International Journal of Forecasting.