Vocabulary · Volume 1 and Volume 2

Baseline forecast

A forecast made with an explicitly defined starting method and information set, such as a seasonal-naive forecast, which repeats the latest observation from the matching season. Keep it separate from later business-event adjustments so their contribution can be assessed.

The definition appears in the Volume 1 glossary and Volume 2 glossary. This page collects where the book uses the term and where the blog takes it up.