forecast method
11consensus forecast — The mean of all financial analysts forecasts for a company. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * consensus forecast UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a method of measuring how successful a company or the economy will be. A consensus forecast is …
12discounted payback method — A method of capital budgeting in which managers calculate the time required before the forecast discounted cash inflows from an investment will equal the initial investment expenditure (see discounted cash flow). This method is similar to the… …
13least squares method — A method of estimating cost behaviour in which observed cost levels for various activity levels are plotted on a graph and the line of best fit is calculated (see linear regression). The regression line can then be used to forecast the total… …
14discounted payback method — A method of capital budgeting in which managers calculate the time required before the forecast discounted cash inflows from an investment will equal the initial investment expenditure (see discounted cash flow). This method is similar to the… …
15Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
16Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting — involves using scientific models and other tools to predict the precipitation expected in tropical cyclones such as hurricanes and typhoons. Knowledge of tropical cyclone rainfall climatology is helpful in the determination of a tropical cyclone… …
17Mean absolute scaled error — In statistics, the mean absolute scaled error (MASE) is a measure of the accuracy of forecasts . It was proposed in 2006 by Australian statistician Rob Hyndman, who described it as a generally applicable measurement of forecast accuracy without… …
18Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 — The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (or TIPRA, USPL|109|222, USStat|120|345) was enacted on May 17, 2006. This bill prevents several tax provisions from sunseting in the near future. The two most notable pieces of the bill… …
19метод прогнозирования — Метод прогнозирования, используемый при расчете прогнозируемого спроса на основании исторических данных. Часто применяемые методы: скользящее среднее; экспоненциальное сглаживание; взвешенное среднее; формула исторических данных; тренд.… …
20government budget — Forecast of governmental expenditures and revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. In modern industrial economies, the budget is the key instrument for the execution of government economic policies. Because government budgets may promote or retard… …
