A Second-Order Autoregressive Model for Average Mortgage Rate Is: Rate_i

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A second-order autoregressive model for average mortgage rate is: Rate_i = - 2.0 + 1.8(Rate)_i-1 - 0.5 (Rate)_i-2.
If the average mortgage rate in 2012 was 7.0,and in 2011 was 6.4,the forecast for 2013 is .

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