Qualitative methods
Forecasting methods at the heart of decision making
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Qualitative methods
Forecasting methods at the heart of decision making

Author : Mohamed Zied BABAI

Publication date: October 10, 2013, Review date: January 12, 2022 | Lire en français

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2. Qualitative methods

Qualitative methods essentially rely on the opinion and judgment of people familiar with the context of the variable to be forecast, or on a comparison with similar contexts.

2.1 Surveys

Polling is, by definition, a technique for exploring the properties of a sample of a population in order to deduce a variable that concerns the population.

Opinion polling is a method widely used by companies, the media and political parties. It consists of carrying out a questionnaire with a representative sample of individuals in order to propose an estimate of the distribution of opinion across the population as a whole, and thus deduce a forecast of a future achievement. Carrying out an opinion poll remains...

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