In forecasting, what is the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?

A) It is the difference between the forecast and actual demand.
B) It is the average, absolute difference between the forecast and actual demand.
C) It is the absolute error as a percentage of demand.
D) It is the per-period average of cumulative error.


B) It is the average, absolute difference between the forecast and actual demand.

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