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Smoothing Forecasting Methods for Academic Library Circulations: An Evaluation and Recommendation.

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Main Authors:	Brooks, Terrence A., Forys, John W., Jr.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1986
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Administration Library Circulation Library Planning Library Statistics Library Surveys Prediction Research Methodology Statistical Analysis Tables (Data)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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author	Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr.
author_facet	Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr. Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr.
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contents	Smoothing Forecasting Methods for Academic Library Circulations: An Evaluation and Recommendation. Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr. Academic Libraries Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Administration Library Circulation Library Planning Library Statistics Library Surveys Prediction Research Methodology Statistical Analysis Tables (Data) Circulation time-series data from 50 midwest academic libraries were used to test 110 variants of 8 smoothing forecasting methods. Data and methodologies and illustrations of two recommended methods--the single exponential smoothing method and Brown's one-parameter linear exponential smoothing method--are given. Eight references are cited. (EJS)
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spellingShingle	Smoothing Forecasting Methods for Academic Library Circulations: An Evaluation and Recommendation. Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr. Academic Libraries Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Administration Library Circulation Library Planning Library Statistics Library Surveys Prediction Research Methodology Statistical Analysis Tables (Data) Smoothing Forecasting Methods for Academic Library Circulations: An Evaluation and Recommendation. Brooks, Terrence A. Forys, John W., Jr. Academic Libraries Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Administration Library Circulation Library Planning Library Statistics Library Surveys Prediction Research Methodology Statistical Analysis Tables (Data) Circulation time-series data from 50 midwest academic libraries were used to test 110 variants of 8 smoothing forecasting methods. Data and methodologies and illustrations of two recommended methods--the single exponential smoothing method and Brown's one-parameter linear exponential smoothing method--are given. Eight references are cited. (EJS)
title	Smoothing Forecasting Methods for Academic Library Circulations: An Evaluation and Recommendation.
topic	Academic Libraries Futures (of Society) Higher Education Library Administration Library Circulation Library Planning Library Statistics Library Surveys Prediction Research Methodology Statistical Analysis Tables (Data)
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ337838