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''Statistics.''
In relation to forecasting, the average of all possible future results, weighted by the respective probabilities of each possible result.
 
# The arithmetic mean value of any population.
# In relation to forecasting, the average of all possible future results, weighted by the respective probabilities of each possible result.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Arithmetic mean]]
* [[Arithmetic mean]]
* [[Coefficient of variation]]
* [[Coefficient of variation]]

Revision as of 10:34, 29 March 2015

In relation to forecasting, the average of all possible future results, weighted by the respective probabilities of each possible result.

See also