UTILIZING HOLT’S DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING TECHNIQUE TO FORECAST HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15-49 YEARS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI; Thabani NYONI

UTILIZING HOLT’S DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING TECHNIQUE TO FORECAST HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15-49 YEARS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Authors

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Thabani NYONI Independent Researcher & Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Keywords:

Exponential smoothing, Forecasting, HIV prevalence

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Published

2024-08-28

How to Cite

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, & Thabani NYONI. (2024). UTILIZING HOLT’S DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING TECHNIQUE TO FORECAST HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15-49 YEARS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. World Bulletin of Public Health, 37, 25-30. Retrieved from https://scholarexpress.net/index.php/wbph/article/view/4558