"Forecasting is the process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data and most commonly by analysis of trends. A commonplace example might be estimation of some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar, but more general term This book...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the Art -- Forecasting in Social Settings: The State of the Art* -- I. The Facts -- A Brief History of Forecasting -- When Predictions Go Wrong -- Improving Forecasting Accuracy over Time -- The Importance of...

Part I: Introduction, review and exploratory studies -- 1.1 Introduction: Intelligent Fashion Forecasting -- 1.2 Sales forecasting in Apparel and Fashion Industry: a review -- Collaborative Planning Forecasting Replenishment Schemes in Apparel Supply Chain Systems: Cases and Research...

In der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung steigt die Anzahl der Publikationen, die mit Methoden des maschinellen Lernens arbeiten. Dennoch scheint eine gewisse Skepsis zu bestehen. Ein Kritikpunkt ist, dass sich maschinelles Lernen zwar für Vorhersagen eignet, aber keine kausalen Zusammenhänge...