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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the Art -- Forecasting in Social Settings: The State of the Art* -- I. The Facts -- A Brief History of Forecasting -- When Predictions Go Wrong -- Improving Forecasting Accuracy over Time -- The Importance of...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Disclaimer -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Purpose of This Book -- Health Data Defined -- Healthcare Challenges and Focus Areas -- Audience for This Book -- How to Read This Book -- State of...

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Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- CHAPTER 1: Introduction -- 1.1 ORIGINS OF PROJECT FINANCE -- 1.2 PROJECT FINANCE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES -- 1.3 CORPORATE AND STRUCTURED VERSUS PROJECT FINANCE -- 1.4 THE PROJECT FINANCE MARKET --...