table 2. Interpretation of MAPE Results for Forecasting Accuracy. MAPe-value Accuracy of forecast Less than 10% Highly Accurate Forecast 11% to 20% Good Forecast 21% to 50% Reasonable Forecast More than 51% Inaccurate Forecast Source: Lewis, C.D., 1982.
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data Preparation and Analysis From the four study areas, the details of the agriculturists are presented in Table 3 and the off-season longan yields during 2009–2011 are presented in Figure 1.
table 3. Number of Agriculturists in Each Study Area. No. of Agriculturists Area (rai*) Chiang Mai: Phrao 8 80 Saraphi 12 95 Chom Thong 60 750 Lamphun: Ban Hong 15 94 Note: *1 rai = 1,600 m2 or 0.395 acres.