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The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods [i] (April 2003)

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The Uncertainty of Budget Projections:
  A Discussion of Data and Methods
             April 2003


                                       Notes

Unless otherwise indicated, all years referred to in this report are fiscal years.

Numbers in the text and tables may not add up to totals because of rounding.


                                    CONTENTS


 Stagc One: Constructing theMeasures of hIaccuracies
     Revenues
     Outlays
     Primary Budget Surplus or Deficit

 Stage Two: Constructing Probability Distributions

     The Statistical Model for Inaccuracies in the Primary Surplus or Deficit
     Calculating the Distribution of Inaccuracies from the Model
     Uncertainty in Projections of the Total Surplus or Deficit


Tables

I. How CBO's January 1994 Revenue Projection Was Adjusted for Subsequent Legislation
2. Inaccuracies in CBO's Baseline Projections of Revenues That Are Attributable to
   Economic and Technical Factors
3. Inaccuracies in CBO's Baseline Projections of Outlays That Are Attributable to
   Economic and Technical Factors
4. Inaccuracies in CBO's Baseline Projections of the Primary Surplus or Deficit

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