Dear Forecasters
Training workshop on 'Forecasting Fundamentals'
running Tue 23rd and Wed 24th of November 2010.
!!! Few places still available!!!
The course format aims at practitioners with some experience in organisational forecasting, and develops the fundamentals of forecasting methods in a maths-lite, hands-on format that does not require any prior statistical knowledge. A combination of lectures and exercises using Microsoft Excel will enable you to understand the functioning (and the limitations) of Simple, Trended, Seasonal and Trend-Seasonal Exponential Smoothing and causal modelling using single and multiple dynamic regression.
The compact course consists of 4 days held in two blocks of 2 days each. The first part of the course will be held November 23rd and 24th in Lancaster. The dates of the second part of the course, normally held in February of next year, are agreed with the workshop attendees during the first session. The course will consist of hands-on-training (using mainly MS Excel) on:
- Fundamentals of forecasting
- Statistical forecasting methods
- Limitations of Naive methods
- The effect of moving & weighted averages
- Selecting and Parameterising Exponential Smoothing methods
- Econometric methods
- Understanding single regression
- Extending information to multiple regression
- Building dynamic regression including dummy variables & seasonality
- Forecast evaluation through unbiased forecast errors
- Role & adequate use of judgement in forecasting
- Examples of Forecasting software etc.
Optional modules are available to supplement the core course, including an optional module of a full day following the core course to analyse your data, build "best practices" models and track possible improvements in forecasting accuracy. All courses and add-on modules are subject to a minimum number of registrations. Discounts for groups of 2 and 3 attendees per company are available.
For additional information please visit the website http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/Research/Centres/Forecasting/Training/ or download our pdf-brochure directly: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/files/forecasting/7067/download/.
We look forward to welcoming in Lancaster! For all general enquiries, please contact Dr. Nikolaos Kourentzes at [log in to unmask] (with cc to me).
Kind regards
Sven F. Crone
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Dr. Sven F. Crone
Assistant Professor in Management Science (Lecturer)
Deputy Director, Lancaster Research Centre for Forecasting
Lancaster University Management School
Department of Management Science
Lancaster LA1 4YX, United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)1524 592991direct
Tel +44 (0)1524 593867 department
Fax +44 (0)1524 844885
Internet http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk
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