Econometric Forecasting, Intercept Correction and Budgetary Transactions: An Eclectic Approach
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'How can you possibly award prizes when everybody missed the target?' said Alice. 'Well', said the Queen, ' some missed by more than others, and we have a fine normal distribution of misses, which means we can forget the target.'
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