A program that, without user instructions, selects a forecasting method for each time series under study.&nbsp; Also see <a href="search.pl?p=batch forecasting">batch forecasting</a>. The method-selection rules differ across programs but are frequently based on comparisons of the fitting or forecasting accuracy of a number of specified methods. 
Tasman and Leach (1991) evaluate these procedures. <o:p></o:p></P>
<ul>
  <li>Tashman, L. J. &amp; M. L. Leach (1991), “Automatic 
forecasting software: A survey and evaluation,” <I>International Journal of Forecasting, </I>7, 
209-230.</li>
</ul>