Preface
Abbreviations and Notation
1 Introduction
1.1 Types of forecasting method
1.2 Some preliminary questions
1.3 The dangers of extrapolation
1.4 Are forecasts genuinely out-of-sample?
1.5 Brief overview of relevant literature
2 Basics of Time-Series Analysis
2.1 Different types of time series
2.2 Objectives of time-series analysis
2.3 Simple descriptive techniques
2.4 Stationary stochastic processes
2.5 Some classes of univariate time-series model
2.6 The correlogram
3 Univariate Time-Series Modelling
3.1 ARIMA models and related topics
3.2 State space models
3.3 Growth curve models
3.4 Non-linear models
3.5 Time-series model building
4 Univariate Forecasting Methods
4.1 The prediction problem
4.2 Model-based forecasting
4.3 Ad hoc forecasting methods
4.4 Some interrelationships and combinations
5 Multivariate Forecasting Methods
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Single-equation models
5.3 Vector AR and ARMA models