:* Sales to innovators and imitators for each year was determied based on the values of '''p''', '''q''' and '''m'''
:* '''m''' for each year was taken as '''m-N(t-1)''' - it represents the number of consumers who have not previously adopted by the start of time ''t'', this is the pool from which the new adoptions in the current period can occur [[Media:Bass_Model_oled_IPhone1.xls|''<<excel sheet with calculations>>'']]
==Comparing projections==
Since disparate product categories had been used for the two forecasts,the two were compared to cross validate the results [[media:Bass-Model_OLED_comparison.xls|''<<excel sheet with calculations>>'']]<br>