Table 11 Sept 2026From “Forecast accuracy can hide offsetting errors”

What does sales forecasting mean before accuracy is summarized?

Table 1What does sales forecasting mean before accuracy is summarized?

Field	Question before the score	What remains separate
Forecast object	What is being estimated, at which grain?	Pipeline inventory and expected outcome
Information cutoff	Which information was available when the forecast was issued?	Later explanations and hindsight
Horizon	Which period or event closes the forecast?	A different sales-cycle or reporting window
Actual outcome	Which later observation will be compared with the forecast?	A proxy or an open status
Decision	What action should the forecast inform?	Generic accuracy without a use

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Forecast accuracy can hide offsetting errors

A forecast can be unbiased on average while missing every period: keep signed error, absolute error, distribution, horizon, and decision cost separate.

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@misc{isoglu-2026-forecast-accuracy-can-hide-offsetting-errors-fig01,
  author = {Isoglu, Sinan},
  title = {{What does sales forecasting mean before accuracy is summarized?}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Table 1, isoglu.com},
  url = {https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-forecast-accuracy-can-hide-offsetting-errors-fig01/},
  note = {From the essay {Forecast accuracy can hide offsetting errors}}
}

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