In this work we introduce the forecasting model with which we participated in the NN5 forecasting competition (the forecasting of 111 time series representing daily cash withdrawal amounts at ATM machines). The main idea of this model is to utilize the concept of forecast combination, which has...

Forecast combination is a well-established and well-tested approach for improving the forecasting accuracy. One beneficial strategy is to use constituent forecasts that have diverse information. In this paper we consider the idea of diversity being accomplished by using different time...

Key Features:Provides empirical evidence of business and investment environments in Taiwan and Mainland ChinaDescribes how the business and investment environment in Taiwan and Mainland China is suited to small- and medium-sized IT businessesEmphasizes the indicators of knowledge capital and...