A description of Theil's RMSPE method in agricultural statistical forecasts / by Stuart Pursey.: CS21-601/1E-PDF
"The main purpose of this report is to present, explain, and show applications of Theil's Root Mean Square Prediction Error method. The method is an objective, numerical way of expressing the quality or "predictive performance" of an estimate of a parameter which is subject to later revision. Theil's method is based upon the concepts and methods used to describe the quality of an estimation procedure"--Introduction.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Statistics Canada. Agriculture Statistics Division. |
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| Title | A description of Theil's RMSPE method in agricultural statistical forecasts / by Stuart Pursey. |
| Series title | Working paper ; no. 1 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Description de la méthode Theil de prévision de l'erreur quadatrique moyenne pour la statistique agricole. Digitized edition from print [produced by Statistics Canada]. "September 1980." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 1980. |
| Author / Contributor | Pursey, Stuart D. |
| Description | 27 p. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 21-601E, no. 1 |
| Subject terms | Statistical analysis Methodology Agriculture statistics |
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