Software Reviews : FORECAST PLUS Reviewed by Nader Nazmi,Lake Forest College Publisher: Walonick Associates,6500 Nicollet Ave. s,Minneapolis,MN 55423 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: Three diskettes,188-page manual with index,binder Price: $595 for software and manual,$35 for manual only,$50 for demo diskettes and manual Machine Specificity: IBM PC and compatibles System Requirements: 128K RAM and DOS 2.0 or higher,two disk drives,any printer Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

FORECAST PLUS is an extremely user-friendly package that provides 13 different forecasting options, including various smoothing techniques, Census X-11 decomposition, and Box-Jenkins time-series analysis. Simple and multiple regression can be easily handled with this program. FORECAST PLUS is an impressive package for popular and simple forecasting requirements, but does not represent state-of-the-art, advanced forecasting techniques. Walonick Associates (the publisher of FORECAST PLUS, STATPAC, and GOODNESS-OF- FIT) provides excellent support.