Table A6.2.-Mean absolute percentage errors by lead time for current-fund expenditures and educational and general expenditures in constant dollars in public and private institutions of higher education, by type
Mean absolute percentage errors
Public
Private
Lead Time (years)
Total
Total
4-year
2-year
Total
4-year
Total
Per student in FTE
Total
Per student in FTE
Total
Per student in FTE
Current-fund expenditures
Six editions1
One
0.4%
0.5%
0.7%
0.8%
1.4%
1.3%
0.5%
0.6%
0.5%
Two
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
1.8%
4.3%
2.3%
1.2%
1.2%
3.4%
Three
0.9%
0.7%
1.7%
2.5%
4.9%
4.1%
1.3%
1.3%
2.9%
Four
1.8%
1.8%
3.0%
2.1%
3.6%
3.2%
1.7%
1.8%
1.1%
Five
2.2%
2.3%
3.4%
0.6%
3.2%
3.0%
2.1%
2.0%
3.4%
Six
3.9%
4.8%
5.9%
1.8%
0.4%
2.3%
2.5%
2.4%
4.2%
Seven editions2
One
0.9%
0.8%
1.1%
1.2%
1.5%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
Two
1.0%
0.6%
0.9%
1.8%
4.5%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
4.1%
Three
1.2%
0.6%
1.6%
2.3%
4.8%
4.5%
2.4%
2.4%
3.2%
Four
2.7%
2.2%
3.4%
1.9%
2.9%
4.1%
3.6%
3.6%
2.6%
Five
3.6%
3.0%
4.0%
0.6%
2.2%
4.4%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
Six
5.4%
4.6%
5.6%
1.3%
0.6%
9.6%
6.7%
6.7%
5.0%
Seven
6.8%
4.9%
6.1%
1.0%
0.5%
21.4%
10.0%
9.9%
1.7%
Eight
7.1%
5.3%
6.7%
1.0%
0.7%
19.7%
9.9%
9.7%
0.7%
Nine
7.6%
6.3%
8.1%
0.0%
2.0%
21.2%
9.9%
9.7%
2.9%
Ten
6.3%
4.7%
6.5%
2.1%
3.7%
21.4%
9.0%
9.0%
5.4%
Educational and general expenditures
Six editions1
One
0.3%
0.4%
0.8%
1.0%
1.6%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
Two
0.7%
0.5%
0.9%
1.9%
4.9%
2.7%
1.6%
1.8%
2.0%
Three
0.6%
0.3%
1.8%
2.4%
5.7%
4.6%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
Four
0.5%
1.5%
3.1%
2.5%
4.3%
3.9%
2.9%
3.0%
3.8%
Five
0.5%
2.7%
4.4%
1.5%
3.6%
3.0%
4.3%
4.6%
3.3%
Six
1.1%
5.3%
6.9%
2.7%
0.7%
2.1%
6.1%
6.4%
4.7%
Seven editions2
One
0.8%
0.7%
1.2%
1.3%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
Two
1.1%
0.5%
1.1%
1.9%
5.0%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
3.1%
Three
1.0%
0.2%
1.6%
2.2%
5.4%
5.0%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
Four
1.9%
2.0%
3.4%
2.3%
3.5%
4.7%
4.9%
5.0%
5.0%
Five
2.5%
3.0%
4.4%
1.1%
2.5%
4.5%
6.9%
7.1%
5.4%
Six
3.7%
4.0%
5.1%
2.7%
0.5%
9.7%
9.4%
9.6%
6.2%
Seven
6.1%
2.9%
3.9%
3.4%
0.7%
21.6%
11.8%
11.6%
3.6%
Eight
6.4%
3.1%
4.1%
3.7%
0.7%
19.7%
12.4%
12.1%
2.0%
Nine
7.1%
3.9%
5.4%
2.9%
2.0%
21.2%
12.8%
12.7%
0.5%
Ten
6.4%
2.7%
4.4%
4.4%
3.5%
21.3%
12.7%
12.7%
1.0%
1Projections of Education Statistics to 2003, Projections of Education Statistics to 2004, Projections of Education Statistics to 2005, Projections of Education Statistics to 2006, Projections of Education Statistics to 2007, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2008. 2Projections of Education Statistics to 2000, Projections of Education Statistics to 2003, Projections of Education Statistics to 2004, Projections of Education Statistics to 2005, Projections of Education Statistics to 2006, Projections of Education Statistics to 2007, and Projections of Education Statistics to 2008. including this one. SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics, various issues. (This table was prepared April 2000.)
