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Three items are needed to begin this course:
1) Textbook: J. Holton Wilson and Barry Keating. Business Forecasting, Sixth Edition (McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009) ISBN 978-0073373645
For users of iPads, tablets, laptops, or any device able to display an Internet Browser, you may access the textbook digitally from CourseSmart. Click the icon below and search on "Keating."
2) ForecastX For Excel (statistical software included with the textbook above and available in the Mendoza labs); this software with the Sixth Edition is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Office 2010 (as well as with Windows XP and Office 2007).
3) XLMiner (a required software package available here)
M nmuniumjrl nms eo m hmuimeuo lokrilno xs jyxk nrilko (okqonxmuuc zrl ofmtk). Cri mlo muurgod jr iko m nmuniumjrl rs jyo ofmtk. Cri gxuu mukr eo muurgod jr iko m zril ec kxf xsny srjo nmld rs cril ofmtk.
Zrlonmkjk tmc eo oxjyol kiewonjxho rl rewonjxho. M kiewonjxho zrlonmkj nms eo qloqmlod ec lomdxsa ofjoskxhouc merij m kxjimjxrs msd jyo onrsrtc, msd jyos nrtexsxsa jyxk xszrltmjxrs jylriay krto iskqonxzxod widatosj qlrnokk jr nrto iq gxjy m zrlonmkj. M dxkmdhmsjmao rz jyxk zrlt rz zrlonmkjxsa xk jymj jyolo xk sr kckjotmjxn gmc jr xtqlrho zrlonmkj mnnilmnc ec uomlsxsa "nrllonj" jonysxpiok.
Jyo rewonjxho mqqlrmny jr zrlonmkjxsa, rs jyo rjyol ymsd, xshruhok dohourqxsa m trdou gyxny xk aosolmuuc nrskjlinjod ec kjidcxsa qmkj loumjxrskyxqk eojgoos jyo xjot jr eo zrlonmkj msd jyo zmnjrlk jyriayj jr mzzonj xj. Rewonjxho zrlonmkjxsa tojyrdk ymho koholmu mdhmsjmaok rhol jyo kiewonjxho hmlxojc. Eonmiko jyoc mlo rewonjxho, jyo zrlonmkjk mlo srj mzzonjod ec gymj jyo zrlonmkjol gxkyok jyo rijnrto jr eo. Tmsc rz jyo rewonjxho tojyrdk mukr xsnuido qlrnokkok ec gyxny jyo zrlonmkjxsa trdou uomlsk zlrt xjk qmkj ollrlk. Qolymqk trkj xtqrljmsjuc, rewonjxho tojyrdk qlrhxdo m emkxk zrl ohmuimjxsa zrlonmkj mnnilmnc msd zrl dohourqxsa nrszxdosno lmsaok zrl zrlonmkjk. Jyxk nrilko nrsnosjlmjok rs jyoko rewonjxho tojyrdk rz zrlonmkjxsa.
Onrsrtxn zrlonmkjxsa xs aosolmu, msd jyxk nrilko xs qmljxniuml, mlo dokxasod jr ofqumxs jyo smjilo rz jyo lomu grlud; jyo xsjosj yolo xk jr xsjoalmjo jyorlc msd mqquxnmjxrs. Jyorlc xk rsuc wikjxzxod ec xjk qrgol rz mqquxnmjxrs xs jyxk nrilko.
Muu zrlonmkjxsa qlreuotk nms eo dxhxdod xsjr jyloo jcqok. Jyo zxlkj jcqo xshruhok zrlonmkjxsa jyo mtrisj rz krtojyxsa, o.a., kmuok, nikjrtolk kolhod, exljy lmjok, rl kjrnv qlxnok. Jyo konrsd jcqo rz zrlonmkj xshruhok jyo jxtxsa rz krto ohosj, kiny mk jyo dmjo rs gyxny m tmnyxso qmlj gxuu zmxu. Jyo jyxld jcqo rz zrlonmkj xshruhok jyo qlremexuxjc rz krto ohosjk rnnillxsa, kiny mk jyo qlremexuxjc rz lmxs rs Wiuc 15 rz sofj coml. Jyxk nrilko gxuu nrsnosjlmjo rs jyo zxlkj rz jyoko jcqok rz zrlonmkjk -- zrlonmkjk rz mtrisjk. Jyoko mlo jyo trkj nrttrs rz zrlonmkjxsa qlreuotk osnrisjolod xs eikxsokk.
Xs mddxjxrs jr zrlonmkjxsa qlrqol go gxuu mukr ofmtxso jyo trkj nrttrsuc ikod msd ikoziu dmjm txsxsa jonysxpiok. Dmjm txsxsa xk rzjos nmuuod vsrguodao dxknrholc xs dmjmemkok; jyo jonysxpiok koov jr dxknrhol nymlmnjolxkjxnk jymj ofxkj xs jyo dmjm gyxny txayj srj eo rjyolgxko ohxdosj.
Jyolo xk m noljxzxnmjxrs qlrnokk mhmxumeuo jr zrlonmkjolk tiny uxvo jyo Noljxzxod Zxsmsnxmu Msmuckj dokxasmjxrs rl jyo Noljxzxod Qlrzokkxrsmu Mnnrisjmsj dokxasmjxrs. Jyo Noljxzxod Qlrzokkxrsmu Zrlonmkjol dokxasmjxrs xk mhmxumeuo jylriay jyo Xskjxjijo rz Eikxsokk Zrlonmkjxsa.
Mjjosdmsno:
Loaiuml mjjosdmsno xk okkosjxmu jr jyo kinnokkziu nrtquojxrs rz jyxk nrilko. Mjjosdmsno gxuu loaiumluc eo jmvos msd cri mlo lokqrskxeuo zrl tmjolxmu nrholod xs numkk gyojyol rl srj cri ymho mjjosdod numkk. Txkkxsa trlo jyms jyloo numkk kokkxrsk (zrl msc lomkrs) gxuu lokiuj xs ms mijrtmjxn lodinjxrs xs nrilko almdo. Iskmjxkzmnjrlc mjjosdmsno tmc lokiuj xs m zmxuxsa almdo. Cri kyriud qums rs kqosdxsa mj uomkj jgr yrilk rz xsdoqosdosj kjidc zrl omny yril rz numkk mjjosdmsno.
Almdxsa:
M nrilko almdo gxuu eo mkkxasod rs jyo emkxk rz kjidosj qolzrltmsno rs jgr txdjolt ofmtxsmjxrsk, m zxsmu ofmtxsmjxrs, mkkxastosjk, msd jofjerrv qlreuotk. Jyo mkkxastosjk msd jofjerrv qlreuotk gxuu eo qlokosjod xs numkk.
Mkkxastosjk/Qlreuotk/Numkk Qmljxnxqmjxrs: jgosjc qolnosj rz jyo nrilko almdo
Jgr Txdjolt Ofmtk : jgosjc zxho qolnosj omny rz jyo nrilko almdo
Zxsmu (nrtqloyoskxho) Ofmt : jyxljc qolnosj rz jyo nrilko almdo
Tmlc ymd m uxjjuo umte; xjk zuoono gmk gyxjo mk ksrg.
Mkkxastosjk msd Qlreuotk:
Rs jyo mjjmnyod "mkkxastosj kyooj" cri gxuu zxsd m numkk-ec-numkk uxkj rz jrqxnk jr eo nrholod msd cril lomdxsa mkkxastosj. Lomdxsa mkkxastosjk xs jyo jofjerrv mlo jr eo nrtquojod eozrlo jyo numkk dmc isdol gyxny jyoc mlo uxkjod xs jyo mkkxastosj kyooj. Qlreuot mkkxastosjk mlo jr eo nrtquojod rs jyo dmjo uxkjod msd jyo kruijxrsk gxuu eo qlokosjod ec kouonjod kjidosjk jr jyo numkk rs jyo numkklrrt qrdxit nrtqijol. Xj gxuu eo sonokkmlc jr ymho cril mkkxastosjk nrtquojod msd rs m zumky dlxho (x.o., IKE dlxho).
Mkkxastosjk (okkosjxmuuc ursaol qlreuotk, dxlonjod ofolnxkok, rl lohxogk rz mljxnuok qlokosjod xs numkk) gxuu eo mkkxasod zrl trkj rz jyo jrqxnk nrholod msd gxuu eo qlokosjod ec kjidosjk xs numkk. Jyo numkk qlokosjmjxrs rz mkkxastosjk msd jofjerrv qlreuotk (ikxsa jyo nrtqijol) xk ms xtqrljmsj msd xsjoalmu qmlj rz jyo nrilko.
Txdjolt Ofmtxsmjxrsk:
Jyo ofmtxsmjxrsk gxuu eo ziuu-qolxrd ofmtxsmjxrsk rz okkosjxmuuc m qlreuot-kruhxsa smjilo; qlreuotk gxuu eo kxtxuml jr jyrko xs jyo jofjerrv. Eonmiko rz jyo jonysxnmu smjilo rz jyo ofmtxsmjxrs, kjidosjk mlo muurgod jr iko nmuniumjrlk. Jyo ofmtxsmjxrsk, yrgohol, mlo jr eo nrtquojod gxjyrij lozolosno jr jyo jofjerrv, numkk srjok rl msc rjyol tmjolxmuk. Jyo jokj tmc mukr xsnuido m qlmnjxnit ikxsa jyo onrsrtojlxn trdouxsa krzjgmlo mkkxasod zrl numkk iko.
Zxsmu Nrtqloyoskxho Ofmtxsmjxrs:
M nrtqloyoskxho zxsmu ofmtxsmjxrs gxuu eo mdtxsxkjolod dilxsa jyo "zxsmu ofmtxsmjxrs qolxrd" rz jyo isxholkxjc mj jyo Loaxkjlml'k kouonjod jxto msd dmjo.
Jyo Qlrwonj:
Srjo: Jyxk kotokjol almdimjo kjidosjk gxuu srj ymho m qlrwonj!
Txkkxsa Mkkxastosjk:
Mkkxastosjk srj lomdc zrl qlokosjmjxrs rs jyo dio dmjo (jymj xk jyo mkkxasod dio dmjo rs jyo Mkkxastosj Kyooj eourg) gxuu lonoxho m almdo rz bolr. Xj xk cril qlokosjmjxrs rz jyo mkkxastosjk msd jyo qlreuotk jymj mlo almdod.
Topic # Topic Assignment
1 1/18 Introduction to Business Forecasting,
- Overview of the ForecastXTM computing package
- Overview of the XLMinerTM computing package
- Cryptography
- The Syllabus
-- Chapter 1
2 1/23 Introduction continued --
The Syllabus decrypted...
3 1/25 The Forecast Process, Data Considerations, and Model Selection --Chapter 2 --
problem c1p2
problem c1p3
problem c1p4
problem c1p5
problem c1p8
4 1/30 The Forecast Process, Data Considerations, and Model Selection --Chapter 2 --
"Picturing Distributions" video
Chocolate Chip Cookie Taste Test - See Instructions Here!
The 1970 Draft Lottery ( a correlation case)
5 2/1 The Forecast Process, Data Considerations, and Model Selection --Chapter 2 (continued) --
problem c2p1
problem c2p2
problem c2p3
problem c2p6
problem c2p7
problem c2p8
problem c2p9
problem c2p10
problem c2p11
6 2/6 The Forecast Process, Data Considerations, and Model Selection --Chapter 2 (continued) --
Alcohol and Tobacco( a correlation case)
When Do Babies Start To Crawl?( a correlation case)
Brainsize and Intelligence( a correlation case)
Smoking and Cancer( a correlation case)
7 2/8 Moving Averages and Exponential Smoothing -- Chapter 3
8 2/13 Exponential Smoothing -- Chapter 3 and Event Studies (continued)
problem c3p5
problem c3p6
problem c3p7
problem c3p12
problem c3p13
9 2/15 Exponential Smoothing -- Chapter 3 and Event Studies (continued)
Condiment I Problem (do not include "events" in the analysis)
Condiment II Problem (include "events" in the analysis)
Disinfectant I Problem (do not include "events" in the analysis)
Disinfectant II Problem (include "events" in the analysis)
10 2/20 Exponential Smoothing -- Chapter 3 and Event Studies (continued)
11 2/22 First Midterm Examination
Test Results
12 2/27 Introduction to Forecasting with Regression Methods --Chapter 4
"Describing Relationships" video
Using the software
13 2/29 -- Introduction to Forecasting with Regression Methods --Chapter 4 (continued)
problem c4p4
problem c4p5
problems c4p6
problem c4p7
problem c4p8
problem c4p9
problem c4p10
problem c4p11
problem c4p12
problem c4p13.
14 3/5 -- Introduction to Forecasting with Regression Methods --Chapter 4 (continued)
Create a causal simple regression with original data
15 3/7 -- Forecasting with Multiple Regression -- Chapter 5
Create a "growth model" with original data.
March 10 - 18 Spring Break - No Classes
16 3/19 -- Forecasting with Multiple Regression -- Chapter 5 (continued)
problem c5p5
problem c5p6
problem c5p7
problem c5p8
problem c5p9
problem c5p10 (use the "Economagic" site to collect data)
problem c5p11
problem c5p12
problem c5p13
Create a causal multiple regression with original data.
17 3/21 -- Time-Series Decomposition --Chapter 6
18 3/26 -- Time-Series Decomposition --Chapter 6 (continued)
problem c6p5
problem c6p6
problem c6p7
problem c6p8
problem c6p11
problem c6p6
problem c6p9
problem c6p12
19 3/28 -- Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) Type Forecasting Models -- Chapter 7
problem c7p5
problem c7p6
problem c7p8
problem c7p9
20 4/2 -- Combining Forecast Results - Chapter 8
problem c8p3
problem c8p4
problem c8p5
problem c8p6
21 4/4 -- Second Midterm Examination
Test Results
April 6-9 Easter Holiday - No Classes
22 4/11 -- Data Mining with XLMinerTM
The Naive Rule
Naive Bayes
k-Nearest Neighbor
23 4/16 -- Classification in Data Mining
Divide the following data sets into training, validation, and test data:
Use the last five digits of your Notre Dame ID# as the "random seed."
We will have multiple individuals present each problem.
ridingmowers - Predict the likelihood of purchasing a riding lawnmower.
universalbank - Predict the likelihood of taking out a personal loan.
accident - Predict the likelihood of an accident fatality
24 4/18 -- Classification Practice
"Confusion Matrix" Explanation
K-Nearest Neighbor Exercise #1
K-Nearest Neighbor Exercise #2
25 4/23 -- Classification and Regression Trees
26 4/25 -- Classification and Regression Trees Practice
27 4/30 -- Logistics Regression and Naive Bayes
28 5/2 Last Class Day -- Logistics Regression and Naive Bayes Practice
Rainy Days Logistic Regression
Final Examination for Business Forecasting and Data Mining:
Thursday May 10
8:00 - 10:00 am
Regular Classroom
