Suppose we have the following values for actual values (ACTUAL) and forecastedvalues (FCAST):ACTUAL FCAST53810What is the value of the RMSE?What models were considered in our forecasting discussion?Simple Trend and Quadratic TrendSimple Trend and Complex TrendAutocorrelation Model and Heteroscedastistic ModelQuadratic Trend and Lagged Dependent Models In using the Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test table, what will the lower and upper criticalvalues be (T₁ and Tu) be when we do a two-tailed test at the 0.05 level and n₁ = n₂ =8?8,2863, 10837,6849,87

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Suppose we have the following values for actual values (ACTUAL) and forecasted values (FCAST): ACTUAL FCAST 8 10 What is the value of the RMSE?