Social Forecasting Methodology: Suggestions for Research

✍ Scribed by Daniel P. Harrison

• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 99
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A volume in the Social Science Frontiers series, which are occasional publications reviewing new fields for social science development. These occasional publications seek to summarize recent work being done in particular areas of social research, to review new developments in the field, and to indicate issues needing further investigation. The publications are intended to help orient those concerned with developing current research programs and broadening the use of social science in the policy-making process. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation's Social Science Frontiers Series

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title page, Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Types of Methods
Critical Assessments of the Methods
Evaluating Assumptions
Forecast Accuracy
Forecasting Method Robustness
Data Problems
Measurement Problems
Social Processes and Social Forecasting Method Selection
R & D for New Social Forecasting Methods
User Forecasting Requirements
Solving Problems with Forecasting
Costs
Conclusion
Selected References