A Non-Quantitative Approach to Forecasting That Requires Simply the Presence

question 69

Multiple Choice

A non-quantitative approach to forecasting that requires simply the presence of people with some knowledge of the situation to be predicted to propose ideas without first mentally screening them is called

• A) simulations.
• B) the Delphi technique.
• C) brainstorming.
• D) signal monitoring.
• E) scenarios.

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