EBK MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS WITH MIC
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Chapter 17.2, Problem 2E
Refer to the time series data in exercise 1. Using the average of all the historical data as a forecast for the next period, compute the following measures of forecast accuracy.
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Mean absolute error. - b. Mean squared error.
- c. Mean absolute percentage error.
- d. What is the forecast for week 7?
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EBK MODERN BUSINESS STATISTICS WITH MIC
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