Index
A
AAD. See absolute deviations
Abrams, Jay
absolute deviations (AAD)
additive effects, seasonality with
adjusted R-square
adjustment
month length
officer's compensation
payroll
rent
alternative hypothesis
analysis of dispersion
analysis of variance (ANOVA)
analytical tests, need for
annual revenue (AR)
ANOVA. See analysis of variance
ANOVA: Two-Factor Without Replication
AR. See annual revenue
arithmetic models
complex
simple
array formulas
assumption of significance, testing
Auditing: A Practical Manual for Auditors
autocorrelated errors
autocorrelation
autocorrelation function
AVERAGE
averages
moving
regression analysis versus
weighted moving
averaging techniques, inappropriateness of use
B
back-transformation
bivariate model inadequacy
bonus, employee
box plot
but for sales forecast
C
causal model
central limit theorem
claim
review
submission
COD. See coefficient of dispersion
coefficient of correlation
coefficient of dispersion (COD)
coefficient of variation (COV)
comparables reports
compensation adjustment, officer’s
complex arithmetic models
composite model, creation of
composite regression model
confidence interval
confidence level
constant
constant variance assumption, testing
CORREL
correlation
correlation coefficient
correlation matrix
cost behavior, classifying
cost estimation, determining saved expenses
costs, computing saved
COV. See coefficient of variation
covariance
critical value
cross-sectional model
cross-sectional regression
curve fitting
curve-fitting ...