One of the Disadvantages of a Regression-Based Linear Trend Forecasting

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One of the disadvantages of a regression-based linear trend forecasting model is that the forecast errors are computed for time periods that were used in developing the forecasting model and thus do not truly measure the forecasting ability of the model.

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