Year Since |
Quarter |
Period Number (X) |
Number
of Patient Visits (Y) |
X - Mx | Y - My | (X - Mx)2 | (X - Mx)(Y - My) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3500 | 6.5 | 4642.86 | 42.25 | 30178.5714 |
2 | 2 | 8000 | 5.5 | 142.86 | 30.25 | 785.7143 | |
3 | 3 | 5500 | 4.5 | 2642.86 | 20.25 | 11892.8571 | |
4 | 4 | 10000 | 3.5 | -1857.14 | 12.25 | -6500 | |
2 | 1 | 5 | 4500 | 2.5 | 3642.86 | 6.25 | 9107.1429 |
2 | 6 | 6000 | 1.5 | 2142.86 | 2.25 | 3214.2857 | |
3 | 7 | 3000 | 0.5 | 5142.86 | 0.25 | 2571.4286 | |
4 | 8 | 5500 | -0.5 | 2642.86 | 0.25 | -1321.4286 | |
3 | 1 | 9 | 5000 | -1.5 | 3142.86 | 2.25 | -4714.2857 |
2 | 10 | 9500 | -2.5 | -1357.14 | 6.25 | 3392.8571 | |
3 | 11 | 7500 | -3.5 | 642.86 | 12.25 | -2250 | |
4 | 12 | 15000 | -4.5 | -6857.14 | 20.25 | 30857.1429 | |
4 | 1 | 13 | 13500 | -5.5 | -5357.14 | 30.25 | 29464.2857 |
2 | 14 | 17500 | -6.5 | -9357.14 | 42.25 | 60821.4286 |
Mean ( Average) Sum of (X - Mx)^2 = 227.5 Sum of (X - Mx)(Y - My) = 167500
X=7.5
Y= 8142.5
For given data, the regression equation for Y is:
ŷ = 736.26374X + 2620.87912
Calculation Summary
Sum of X = 105
Sum of Y = 114000
Mean X = 7.5
Mean Y = 8142.8571
Sum of squares (SSX) = 227.5
Sum of products (SP) = 167500
Regression Equation = ŷ = bX + a
b = SP/SSX = 167500/227.5 =
736.26374
a = MY - bMX = 8142.86 -
(736.26*7.5) = 2620.87912
ŷ = 736.26374X + 2620.87912
Here, I used a simple linear regression method for forecasting the demands for the third and fourth quarters.
Forecast demand for 3rd quarter by using the above equation
736.26374X + 2620.87912
Substitute X with 15 then we get 13,665.
Forecast demand for 4th quarter by using the above equation
736.26374X + 2620.87912
Substitute X with16 then we get 14,401.
Linear Regression Forecasting Method :
The linear regression tool derives a linear equation from a set of variables. If you want to forecast sales figures, the data is in the form of a pair of values: month 1 and sales amount 1, month 2 and sales amount 2, etc. The derived equation represents a line drawn through the data points that best fits the average trend. You can use the equation to forecast future data by putting in the number of a future month and calculating the forecast sales.
So here, I took the number of patients instead of sales.
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