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 ## Using smart_persistence.py (Baseline Model)
 
-1.) Provides smart persistence[Pedro and Coimbra, 2012] (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038092X12001429) predictions and accuracy metrics.
+1.) Provides smart persistence [Pedro and Coimbra, 2012](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038092X12001429) predictions and accuracy metrics.
 
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 python smart_persistence.py --loss <mse|mae|mbe|mape> --tr_start_year <training-start-year>