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Machine learning versus econometrics: prediction of box office

Yan LiuEconomic Development Research Center, Department of Finance, Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Tian XieWang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University, Xiamen, China;Department of Finance, School of Economics, MOE Key Lab of Econometrics, Ministry of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China;Fujian Key Lab of Statistical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 124-130 | Published online: 21 Feb 2018

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