Calculate Forecast Accuracy
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Formula
1 - ABS(Forecast - Actual) / ActualExcel formula
=IFERROR(1-ABS(B2-C2)/C2,0)Power BI DAX measure
Forecast Accuracy =
1 - DIVIDE(ABS([Forecast] - [Actual]), [Actual])KPI calculator
Forecast Accuracy Calculator
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