A Short-Term Forecasting Procedure for Institution Enrollments.

Pfitzner, Charles Barry

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Short-Term Forecasting Procedure for Institution Enrollments.

Pfitzner, Charles Barry

Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v11 n3 p141-52 1987

Applies the Box-Jenkins time series methodology to enrollment data for the Virginia community college system. Describes the enrollment data set, the Box-Jenkins approach, and the forecasting results. Discusses the value of one-quarter ahead enrollment forecasts and implications for practice. Provides a technical discussion of the model. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Enrollment Projections, Information Utilization, Mathematical Models, Prediction, Predictive Validity, Research Methodology, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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