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What is the forecast and MSE using regression? 2019 is the holdout sample and "car sales" is the independent variable.
| Shipments | Car Sales | Fasteners | 
| Jan-17 | 17680000 | 335798 | 
| Feb-17 | 17650000 | 297853 | 
| Mar-17 | 17130000 | 318399 | 
| Apr-17 | 17230000 | 311730 | 
| May-17 | 17200000 | 363876 | 
| Jun-17 | 17200000 | 296832 | 
| Jul-17 | 17180000 | 297513 | 
| Aug-17 | 17020000 | 321144 | 
| Sep-17 | 18380000 | 317677 | 
| Oct-17 | 18200000 | 325487 | 
| Nov-17 | 17860000 | 272937 | 
| Dec-17 | 17700000 | 276282 | 
| Jan-18 | 17550000 | 335439 | 
| Feb-18 | 17560000 | 310514 | 
| Mar-18 | 17690000 | 407754 | 
| Apr-18 | 17770000 | 356169 | 
| May-18 | 17780000 | 345322 | 
| Jun-18 | 17700000 | 331997 | 
| Jul-18 | 17380000 | 343059 | 
| Aug-18 | 17360000 | 350277 | 
| Sep-18 | 17840000 | 265205 | 
| Oct-18 | 18000000 | 389332 | 
| Nov-18 | 17880000 | 310474 | 
| Dec-18 | 17890000 | 308429 | 
| Jan-19 | 17240000 | 385807 | 
| Feb-19 | 17030000 | 332529 | 
| Mar-19 | 17770000 | 407606 | 
| Apr-19 | 17050000 | 361946 | 
| May-19 | 17930000 | 453432 | 
| Jun-19 | 17710000 | 412892 | 
| Jul-19 | 17440000 | 447359 | 
| Aug-19 | 17510000 | 363769 | 
| Sep-19 | 17720000 | 361232 | 
| Oct-19 | 17050000 | 451421 | 
| Nov-19 | 17450000 | 363724 | 
| Dec-19 | 17160000 | 331619 | 
Holdout data is a data which doesnot include in actual data to find regression
Fasteners = Dependent
Car Sales = Independent
Excel > Data > Data Analysis > Regression
| SUMMARY OUTPUT | ||||||||
| Regression Statistics | ||||||||
| Multiple R | 0.010917236 | |||||||
| R Square | 0.000119186 | |||||||
| Adjusted R Square | -0.045329942 | |||||||
| Standard Error | 35060.75612 | |||||||
| Observations | 24 | |||||||
| ANOVA | ||||||||
| df | SS | MS | F | Significance F | ||||
| Regression | 1 | 3223609.046 | 3223609.046 | 0.002622405 | 0.959620764 | |||
| Residual | 22 | 27043645639 | 1229256620 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 27046869248 | ||||||
| Coefficients | Standard Error | t Stat | P-value | Lower 95% | Upper 95% | Lower 95.0% | Upper 95.0% | |
| Intercept | 305683.6791 | 368727.7498 | 0.829022712 | 0.415996031 | -459010.8707 | 1070378.229 | -459010.8707 | 1070378.229 | 
| Car Sales(X) | 0.001071567 | 0.020925192 | 0.051209426 | 0.959620764 | -0.042324625 | 0.044467759 | -0.042324625 | 0.044467759 | 
Fasteners(Y) = 305683.6791 + 0.0011 * Car Sales(X)
MSE = 1229256620