Survey Findings on Forecast Metrics and Barriers by Income Group

Survey findings by income group show top-ranked forecast metrics, confidence factors, and barriers to use. Proportions reflect the percentage of respondents in each income group who selected each item. The dataset was authored by Paula Christen and last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Compare the importance of different forecast metrics based on respondent income group.
• Analyze factors influencing confidence in forecasts based on income group.
• Identify common barriers to using forecasts based on income group.

Strengths

• Data is structured by income group, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Proportions are provided as percentages for each survey item.
• Dataset is available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 21.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Paula Christen via figshare

Collection Method

Survey results

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 17:36:55; freshness should be verified.