Methods That Rely On Qualitative Assessment
Forecasting demand based on expert opinion. Some of the types in this method are,
- Unaided judgment
- Prediction market
- Delphi technique
- Game theory
- Judgmental bootstrapping
- Simulated interaction
- Intentions and expectations surveys
- Conjoint analysis
- jury of executive method
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