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The golden rule of forecasting: Objections, refinements, and enhancements

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  • Soyer, Emre
  • Hogarth, Robin M.

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In providing a “golden rule” for forecasting, Armstrong, Green, and Graefe (this issue) raise aspirations that reliable forecasting is possible. They advocate a conservative approach that mainly involves extrapolating from the present. We comment on three issues that relate to their proposed Golden Rule: its scope of application, the importance of highly improbable events, and the challenges of communicating forecasts.

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  • Soyer, Emre & Hogarth, Robin M., 2015. "The golden rule of forecasting: Objections, refinements, and enhancements," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 68(8), pages 1702-1704.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:68:y:2015:i:8:p:1702-1704
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.03.029
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