Assume That a Time Series Forecast Is Generated for Future

question 166

Multiple Choice

Assume that a time series forecast is generated for future demand, and subsequently it is observed that the forecast method did not accurately predict the actual demand. Specifically, the forecast errors were found to be: Mean absolute percent error = 10%
Cumulative sum of forecast errors = 0%
Which one of the statements concerning this forecast is TRUE?

• A) The forecast has a positive bias and a positive standard deviation of errors.
• B) The forecast has no bias and has a standard deviation of errors equal to zero.
• C) The forecast has a positive bias and a standard deviation of errors equal to zero.
• D) The forecast has no bias but has a positive standard deviation of errors.

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