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Should We Define Forecast Error as E = F - A Or E = A - F?

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  • Kesten Green
  • Len Tashman

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Kesten and Len recently posed the question in the title to the membership of the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), and they report on the responses and rationales received to date. Copyright International Institute of Forecasters, 2008

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  • Kesten Green & Len Tashman, 2008. "Should We Define Forecast Error as E = F - A Or E = A - F?," Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting, International Institute of Forecasters, issue 10, pages 38-40, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:for:ijafaa:y:2008:i:10:p:38-40
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    2. Lucian Liviu ALBU & Carlos MatéJIMÉNEZ & Mihaela SIMIONESCU, 2015. "The Assessment of Some Macroeconomic Forecasts for Spain using Aggregated Accuracy Indicators," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 0(2), pages 30-47, June.

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