Software Reviews : Forecast Pro Publisher: Business Forecast Systems,Inc.,68 Leonard St.,Belmont,MA 02178 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Two diskettes,167-page manual Price: $495 Machine Specificity: IBM PC,compatibles System Requirements: 512K RAM,two disk drives Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

FORECAST PRO is a useful software package for academic researchers and practitioners in business and industry. This user-friendly yet powerful tool can handle Box-Jenkin forecasting, exponential smoothing, and dynamic regression. The package is compatible with LOTUS 1-2-3 and other software files. The tutorials and documentation make it easy to learn to use.