Research Article

On the Use of Backward Difference Formulae to Improve the Prediction of Direction in Market Related Data

Table 1

Table comparing percentage accuracy of predicting direction.

LinearSpline
Fitted Corrected Fitted Corrected

51.0417% 80.0000% 56.2500% 88.4211%
52.0833% 92.6316% 50.0000% 86.3158%
52.0833% 90.5263% 52.0833% 86.3158%
45.8333% 87.3684% 47.9167% 88.4211%
55.2083% 92.6316% 41.6667% 85.2632%
46.8750% 85.2632% 53.1250% 91.5789%
48.9583% 84.2105% 48.9583% 85.2632%
42.7083% 85.2632% 59.3750% 86.3158%
35.4167% 87.3684% 44.7917% 76.8421%
48.9583% 88.4211% 52.0833% 85.2632%