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The illusion of predictability: How regression statistics mislead experts

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Soyer, Emre, Hogarth, Robin M.·2012·International Journal of Forecasting

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Crossref · 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2012.02.002

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Authors
Soyer, E., & Hogarth, R. M.
Affiliations
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
Corresponding author
Hogarth, Robin M.
Venue
International Journal of Forecasting
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-07
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
695-711
ISSN
0169-2070 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2025463577
Cited by
84
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 11
FWCI
7.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • International Journal of Forecasting (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • Royal Society
  • Royal Economic Society
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Forecasting Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Data Visualization and Analytics
Keywords
linear regression, probabilistic inference, error term, conditional distributions, simulation software, graphical representation

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