(a) Make a line chart for an m-period moving average to the exchange rate data shown below with m = 2, 3, 4, and 5 periods. For each method, state the last MA value. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) m-period           Next period forecast 2: 3: 4: 5: Date Rate 1-Nov 1.2950 4-Nov 1.2906 5-Nov 1.2870 6-Nov 1.2872 7-Nov 1.2829 8-Nov 1.2790 12-Nov 1.2855 13-Nov 1.2840 14-Nov 1.2879 15-Nov 1.2901 18-Nov 1.2965 19-Nov 1.2926 20-Nov 1.2918 21-Nov 1.2915 22-Nov 1.2829 25-Nov 1.2885 26-Nov 1.2850 27-Nov 1.2881 29-Nov 1.2939 2-Dec 1.2936 3-Dec 1.3002 4-Dec 1.3095 5-Dec 1.3165 6-Dec 1.3127 9-Dec 1.3157 10-Dec 1.3178 11-Dec 1.3176 12-Dec 1.3133 13-Dec 1.3349 16-Dec 1.3330 17-Dec 1.3116 18-Dec 1.3078 19-Dec 1.3034 20-Dec 1.3036 23-Dec 1.2917 24-Dec 1.2955 26-Dec 1.3007 27-Dec 1.3090 30-Dec 1.3140 31-Dec 1.3269 2-Jan 1.3128 3-Jan 1.3091 6-Jan 1.3163 7-Jan 1.3127 8-Jan 1.3110 9-Jan 1.3069 10-Jan 1.3060 13-Jan 1.2983 14-Jan 1.3018 15-Jan 1.3016 16-Jan 1.3002 17-Jan 1.3066 21-Jan 1.3038 22-Jan 1.3086 23-Jan 1.3018 24-Jan 1.3092 27-Jan 1.3000 28-Jan 1.3067 29-Jan 1.3075 30-Jan 1.2988

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(a) Make a line chart for an m-period moving average to the exchange rate data shown below with m = 2, 3, 4, and 5 periods. For each method, state the last MA value. (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

m-period           Next period forecast

2:

3:

4:

5:

Date Rate
1-Nov 1.2950
4-Nov 1.2906
5-Nov 1.2870
6-Nov 1.2872
7-Nov 1.2829
8-Nov 1.2790
12-Nov 1.2855
13-Nov 1.2840
14-Nov 1.2879
15-Nov 1.2901
18-Nov 1.2965
19-Nov 1.2926
20-Nov 1.2918
21-Nov 1.2915
22-Nov 1.2829
25-Nov 1.2885
26-Nov 1.2850
27-Nov 1.2881
29-Nov 1.2939
2-Dec 1.2936
3-Dec 1.3002
4-Dec 1.3095
5-Dec 1.3165
6-Dec 1.3127
9-Dec 1.3157
10-Dec 1.3178
11-Dec 1.3176
12-Dec 1.3133
13-Dec 1.3349
16-Dec 1.3330
17-Dec 1.3116
18-Dec 1.3078
19-Dec 1.3034
20-Dec 1.3036
23-Dec 1.2917
24-Dec 1.2955
26-Dec 1.3007
27-Dec 1.3090
30-Dec 1.3140
31-Dec 1.3269
2-Jan 1.3128
3-Jan 1.3091
6-Jan 1.3163
7-Jan 1.3127
8-Jan 1.3110
9-Jan 1.3069
10-Jan 1.3060
13-Jan 1.2983
14-Jan 1.3018
15-Jan 1.3016
16-Jan 1.3002
17-Jan 1.3066
21-Jan 1.3038
22-Jan 1.3086
23-Jan 1.3018
24-Jan 1.3092
27-Jan 1.3000
28-Jan 1.3067
29-Jan 1.3075
30-Jan 1.2988

 

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