Two Forecasting Models Were Used to Predict the Future Values

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Essay

Two forecasting models were used to predict the future values of a time series. These are shown in the following table, together with the actual values. $$\begin{array} { | c c | c | } { \text { Forecast Value } F _ { t } } && \text { Actual Value } y _ { t } \\\hline \text { Model } 1 & \text { Model } 2 & \\\hline 8.2 & 7.7 & 7.6 \\7.8 & 8.5 & 8.2 \\7.0 & 8.5 & 7.6 \\9.6 & 9.0 & 10.3 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Compute MAD and SSE for each model to determine which was more accurate.

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