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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1992
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Economics
First Advisor
Dillon Feuz
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to develop a model which will more accurately forecast, or predict, slaughter steer prices at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The specific objectives are: (1) Analyze prices of slaughter steer at Sioux Falls, South Dakota to determine and describe the existence of historical trends and seasonal price patterns; (2) Utilize autoregressive and moving average techniques to predict other price variations; (3) Identify the significance variables in explaining the slaughter steers prices; and of theoretically important variations in Sioux Falls slaughter steers prices; and (4) Utilize models developed to fulfill objective one, two and three, to predict prices of slaughter steers at Sioux Falls, and evaluate the accuracy of these models predictions.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Beef cattle -- Prices -- South Dakota -- Forecasting
Beef cattle -- Prices -- South Dakota -- Analysis
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Ngu, Hock Hieng, "Analyzing and Forecasting the Price of Slaughter Steers in South Dakota" (1992). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5810.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5810