ESTIMATING FUTURE TRENDS OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15-49 YEARS IN COSTA RICA USING HOLT’S DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING MODEL

Authors

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

Keywords:

Exponential smoothing, Forecasting

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Published

2024-09-20

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Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, & Thabani NYONI. (2024). ESTIMATING FUTURE TRENDS OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 15-49 YEARS IN COSTA RICA USING HOLT’S DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING MODEL. World Bulletin of Public Health, 34, 119-124. Retrieved from https://scholarexpress.net/index.php/wbph/article/view/4576

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