This section introduces Predictive Analytics which attempt to answer the question: What will happen? or What is most likely to happen?  This introduction discusses how to test and judge the outcomes of forecasting methods.
 
Introduction
Qualitative Predictive Methods
Quantitative Predictive Methods: Time Series
Quantitative Predictive Methods: Causal Models
Quantitative Predictive Methods: Classification Models
Evaluating Predictive Models
Topic: Estimation and Interpolation
Forecasting, Backcasting, and Extrapolation
Summary
Appendix: Methods for Evaluating Forecasts