Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research
In this article a leading indicator of the South African business cycle is proposed which combines the traditional quantitative data inputs with qualitative data. The integration is achieved via the Kalman filter technique. It is shown that this model surpasses the traditional approaches in accuracy...
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1986-09-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Business Management |
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| author | E. Smit |
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| description | In this article a leading indicator of the South African business cycle is proposed which combines the traditional quantitative data inputs with qualitative data. The integration is achieved via the Kalman filter technique. It is shown that this model surpasses the traditional approaches in accuracy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bec6e8daf5714cfb8a636527a5fcae2a2022-12-22T02:35:20ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Business Management2078-55852078-59761986-09-0117314314810.4102/sajbm.v17i3.1048765Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle researchE. Smit0Department of Statistics, University of the Western CapeIn this article a leading indicator of the South African business cycle is proposed which combines the traditional quantitative data inputs with qualitative data. The integration is achieved via the Kalman filter technique. It is shown that this model surpasses the traditional approaches in accuracy.https://sajbm.org/index.php/sajbm/article/view/1048 |
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| title | Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research |
| title_full | Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research |
| title_fullStr | Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research |
| title_short | Combining quantitative and qualitative data in business cycle research |
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