Evaluation of the best M4 competition methods for small area population forecasting
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2021.09.005
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Population forecast; Forecast error; Small area; M4 competition; Australia; New Zealand;All these keywords.
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- M4 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting
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