Week 5 Assignment – Forecasting

Overview 

Using the Northern College Health Services visit volume in Appendix 6-1 on page 113 of the textbook, for this assignment, you will be providing a forecast of the number of clinic visits for November 2008 using the average change, confidence interval, average percent change, moving averages, and exponential smoothing forecasting methods. Use the Internet or Strayer Library to research at least two examples of the forecasting methods being used in health services organizations.

Instructions 

Write a 2–3-page paper in which you: NO PLAGIARISM PLEASE!

1. Explain each step in the forecasting process for each method.

2. Provide a brief summary of your researched health services organizations implementing the forecasting methods.

3. Provide a forecast of the number of clinic visits for November 2008 using each method of the forecasting process.

Must show work on how you got answers not just the numbers!

4. Conclude which forecasting method provides the best forecast and provide a rationale for your conclusion.

Include references and don’t forget to put the intext citations in the paper.