Forecasting Computer Usage

http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v11n1/datasets.hays.html

This article presents a dataset containing actual monthly data on computer usage in Best Buy stores from August 1996 to July 2000. This dataset can be used to illustrate time-series forecasting, causal forecasting, simple linear regression, unequal error variances, and variable transformation. Key Words: Model-building; Seasonal Variation.

Resource Type	Dataset (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Reference Material (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	html Other
Audience	College --Undergrad Upper Division
Source	Journal of Statistics Education
Email Address	jmhays@stthomas.edu
Date Of Record Creation	2005-07-26 12:21:47
Date Of Record Release	2005-07-26 12:21:47
Date Last Modified	2006-06-20 11:31:50
Statistical Topic	Data Presentation -- Multivariate Quantitative Relationships -- Regression Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Linear Models -- Regression
Material Type	Datasets
Author's Name	Julie M. Hays
Author's Organization	University of St. Thomas
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Teacher
Application Area	Business
Copyrights	Yes
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Algebra level symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2005-07-26 00:00:00

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