Software Reviews : FORECAST MASTER,Version 2.0 Reviewed by Maureen A. Pirog-Good,Indiana University Publisher: Scientific Systems,Inc.,One Alewife Place,35 Cambridge Park Drive,Cambridge,MA 02140 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1983 Materials: Three program disks,manual Price: $350 if direct from publisher,$595 list Machine Specificity: IBM PC,XT,AT,or compatible System Requirements: One drive,512K RAM;8087 coprocessor recommended Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Abstract

FORECAST MASTER is a program for state-space forecasting, Box-Jenkins forecasting, exponential smoothing, Bayesian vector autoregression, curve fitting, AUTOPRO regression, and seasonal de-composition. The program is menu-driven and easy to use after installation.