Statistics For Business And Economics Plus Mystatlab With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (13th Edition)
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Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
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Chapter 7.4, Problem 7.43ACI
Buy-side vs. sell-side analysts’ earnings forecasts. Refer to the Financial Analysts Journal (July/August 2008) study of earnings forecasts of buy-side and sell-side analysts, Exercise 2.86 (p. 88). Recall that data were collected on 3,526 forecasts made by buy-side analysts and 58,562 forecasts made by sell-side analysts, and the relative absolute forecast error was determined for each. A positive forecast error indicates that the analyst is overestimating earnings, while a negative forecast error implies that the analyst is underestimating earnings. Summary statistics for the forecast errors in the two samples are reproduced in the table below.
| Buy-Side Analysts | Self-side Analysts | |
| 0.85 | −0.05 | |
| Standard Deviation | 1.93 | 0.85 |
- a. Conduct a test (at α = .01) to determine if the true mean forecast error for buy-side analysts is positive. Use the observed significance level (p-value) of the test to make your decision and state your conclusion in the words of the problem.
- b. Conduct a test (at α =. 01) to determine if the true mean forecast error for sell-side analysis is negative. Use the observed significance level (p-value) of the test to make your decision and state your conclusion in the words of the problem.
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Statistics For Business And Economics Plus Mystatlab With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (13th Edition)
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