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Chapter 9, Problem 4DQ
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Interpretation:Differences between time-series
Concept Introduction:Time-series forecasting model is about predicting the future behavior based on the historical data derived from the statistical techniques.
Regression method on the other hand attempts in developing a mathematical relationship between the item that is being forecasted and the factors that may cause it to behave the same.
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