Research Article

A Hybrid Genetic Programming Method in Optimization and Forecasting: A Case Study of the Broadband Penetration in OECD Countries

Table 30

Representation of the optimized diffusion models in forecasting (OECD overall).

Forecasting performance—optimized diffusion models for OECD overall
Model nameModel

Logistic0.277910816466/(1+E(−(−2.58069789463+0.040512555172*t)))
Bass0.277911999052*(1−E(−(1.4531815579e−07+0.0405120087548)*(t−(−245.790644296))))
/(1+(0.0405120087548/1.4531815579e−07)*E(−(1.4531815579e−07+0.0405120087548)*  
(t−(−245.790644296))))
Gompertz with constant0.291419722502*E(−4.90258116522*E(−0.0259253838506*t))+0.0253819182253
Gompertz0.395094721399*E(−3.35529164695*E(−0.0182708343745*t))