Translation of "Erreur quadratique moyenne totale de la prévision " (French → English) :

It can be calculated by taking root-mean-square of the errors of each instrument".

As for the state of public finances, in calculating the budgetary surplus—something the former Finance Minister and potential successor to the current Prime Minister made forecasting errors about, in the size of the surplus and deficit, at the beginning, of around 200% per year, on the average—we have every reason to be proud, because our forecasting errors are around 3 to 4%, which is the margin of error one usually expects when making this type of forecast. And yet, it was the $3.98 pocket calculator and a few connections, especially in the major financ ...[+++]ial institutions, that enabled us to get these results.

Does he think it is right that in December, therefore, three months ago—these are accurate forecasts at three months, less risky—the Minister of Finance, whose forecasts are out an average of 173% every year and who is getting ready to make one that is out 500% this year, forecast a surplus of $1.5 billion for March 31?

The grant is calculated on the applicant's forecasted total eligible expenses for the grant year, taking explicitly into account his average audited expenses over the preceding two years, according to the following principles:

1. When all other parameters are equal, the grant amount for NGOs with larger volumes of relevant activities (as measured by the average value of their preceding two years' audited annual expenses and the forecasted total eligible expenses for the grant year) will normally be higher than the grant amounts for NGOs with smaller volumes of relevant activities.

With respect to the child tax benefit, CTB during this and the last fiscal year for this program: (a) how many cases have there been where the same child was being claimed for the CTB by more than one individual at the same time: (b) what percentage are these cases of the total number of cases in the CTB program over the same period of time: (c) what was the total amount of overpayment for all of these double payment cases: (d) what was the average dollar value per double payment case: (e) what was the average length of time of such double payment: (f) how are such cases handled after they are discovered: (g) how many cases have there be ...[+++]en of CTB payments being paid for an extended period of time after the deth of a child: (h) what percentage are these cases of the total number of cases in the CTB program over the same period of time: (i) what percentage are these cases of the total number of cases of child deaths where the child had been in the CTB program: (j) what was the total amount of overpayment for all of these cases: (k) what was the average dollar value per overpayment case: (l) what was the average length of time of overpayment: (m) how are such cases handled after they are discovered: (n) what were the costs to the department in discovering and correcting the above errors?