その後、デルファイ法は他の場所、特に経済動向、健康、教育などの公共政策の問題に関連する場所に適用された。また、ビジネス予測においても高精度に適用された。たとえば、Basu and Schroeder(1977)によって報告された1つのケースでは
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デルファイ法は、最初の2年間の新製品の売上を、実際の売上と比較して3〜4%の不正確さで予測した。定量的手法では10〜15%の誤差が生じ、従来の非構造化予測手法では約20%の誤差が生じた。 (これはほんの一例である。技術的に全体的な精度はバラバラである。)
脚注
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^Sackman, H. (1974), "Delphi Assessment: Expert Opinion, Forecasting and Group Process", R-1283-PR, April 1974. Brown, Thomas, "An Experiment in Probabilistic Forecasting", R-944-ARPA, 1972
^Rowe and Wright (2001): Expert Opinions in Forecasting. Role of the Delphi Technique. In: Armstrong (Ed.): Principles of Forecasting: A Handbook of Researchers and Practitioners, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
^Rowe and Wright (1999): The Delphi technique as a forecasting tool: issues and analysis. International Journal of Forecasting, Volume 15, Issue 4, October 1999.
^"JVTE v15n2: The Modified Delphi Technique - A Rotational Modification," Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, Volume 15 Number 2, Spring 1999, web: VT-edu-JVTE-v15n2: of Delphi Technique developed by Olaf Helmer and Norman Dalkey.
^Rescher(1998): Predicting the Future, (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1998). ([2], [3], [4])
^Passig, David (1997) "Imen Delphi: A Delphi Variant Procedure for Emergence". Human Organization: Journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Southern Methodist University. Dallas, TX. Spring, 56(1), 53-63
^Basu, Shankar; Roger G. Schroeder (May 1977). “Incorporating Judgments in Sales Forecasts: Application of the Delphi Method at American Hoist & Derrick”. Interfaces7 (3): 18–27. doi:10.1287/inte.7.3.18.