Here are the errors associated with a particular forecast over the past 5 months, in chronological order: 5, 10, -15, 0, 8. In which month was the forecast perfectly accurate? In which month was the forecast the least accurate? In which month or months was the forecast too high?

Here are the errors associated with a particular forecast over the past 5 months, in chronological order: 5, 10, -15, 0, 8. In which month was the forecast perfectly accurate? In which month was the forecast the least accurate? In which month or months was the forecast too high?

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.2: Representing Data

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