An example of the forecast result is given in Fig. 5, which intuitively is satisfactory.
Figure 8 shows an example of the forecasts for 2002 by the Vbv and Cbv models using data from 1965 through 2001.
That is, in the present figures, the reference period goes back to 1946, for example, in the case of the forecast for 1989.
An example of the PDF forecast result is shown in Fig. 8, where the black solid line with circles and the asterisked red line stand for the forecasted wind power generation curve and the actual wind power generation curve respectively.
This diabetes model is also meant to serve as an example of the type of forecasting model that can be used by policymakers when considering policies for other chronic diseases.
In the case of the Indus Basin, for example, the highland/upstream forecasting of the hydrometeorological system can be drastically improved if the glacial melt and stream-flow data are shared between China, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
One interesting example concerns the improvement of the forecasting procedure used to determine manpower requirements at the Chemical Bank of New York.4 Daily volume of transit checks (checks drawn on other banks and cashed at Chemical Bank) averages $2 billion a day, often with a $1 billion variation from day to day.
For example, in the forecasting example described earlier, the large number of customized spreadsheets rendered the "official" forecast less and less useful.
For example, the forecasting manager of a large company told me recently that much of her time, and that of her people, was spent creating customized spreadsheets for business areas in response to urgent questions about and adjustments to the official forecast.
The case also be used as an example of sales forecasting when a firm launches in a new market.
