A METHOD TO SELECT BETWEEN GOMPERTZ AND LOGISTIC TREND CURVES

Authors
FRANSES PH
Citation
Ph. Franses, A METHOD TO SELECT BETWEEN GOMPERTZ AND LOGISTIC TREND CURVES, Technological forecasting & social change, 46(1), 1994, pp. 45-49
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Business,"Planning & Development
Journal title
Technological forecasting & social change → ACNP
ISSN journal
00401625
Volume
46
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
45 - 49
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-1625(1994)46:1<45:AMTSBG>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In this paper a simple method is proposed to select between two often applied trend curves; the Gompertz and the logistic curve. The method is based on one auxiliary regression. Two applications illustrate its merits.