6-5 Given: Consider the following time series data. week        1       2       3       4       5       6 Value       18     13     16     11     17     14 Week       Time Series Value       Forecast 1                       18 2                       13 3                       16                      15.6667 4                       11                      13.3333 5                       17                      14.6667 6                       14                      14   MSE = 11.889 Forecast for week 7 = 14   Use α = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7. If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Week Time Series Value Forecast 1 18   2 13   3 16   4 11   5 17   6 14   MSE:  The forecast for week 7:  Compare the three-week moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using α = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?

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Given:

Consider the following time series data.

week        1       2       3       4       5       6

Value       18     13     16     11     17     14

Week       Time Series Value       Forecast

1                       18

2                       13

3                       16                      15.6667

4                       11                      13.3333

5                       17                      14.6667

6                       14                      14

 

MSE = 11.889

Forecast for week 7 = 14

 

Use α = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.


Week

Time Series
Value


Forecast

1

18

 

2

13

 

3

16

 

4

11

 

5

17

 

6

14

 


MSE: 

The forecast for week 7: 

Compare the three-week moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using α = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?

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