Forecast: Forecast

ForecastR Documentation

Forecast

Description

A probabilistic statement about future events based on what will happen.

Usage

Forecast

Format

Examples

short-term forecast

Rationale

Future weather is a forecast because it does not require an if statement, whereas future spawning biomass is a projection because it depends on an assumption about future catches.

Alternatives

projection, prediction

Range of possible values
Units

nmfs-fish-tools/data_dictionary documentation built on July 27, 2024, 12:20 p.m.