Calculating the variance of errors in population forecasting

For judging the quality of population forecasting methods, the root mean square error (RMSE) has proven to be a useful tool. A suitable variance component model is proposed for calculating the variance of the RMSE. The method is demonstrated by an example.

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Year of publication:	1984
Authors:	Jöckel, Karl-Heinz ; Pflaumer, Peter
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 2.1984, 4, p. 211-213
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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