Daily Spot Exchange Rate, U.S. Dollars per Pound Sterling Date Rate Date Rate Date Rate 1-Apr-04 1.8764 13-Apr-04 1.8260 23-Apr-04 1.7674 2-Apr-04 1.8693 14-Apr-04 1.7802 26-Apr-04 1.7857 5-Apr-04 1.8140 15-Apr-04 1.7935 27-Apr-04 1.7937 6-Apr-04 1.8674 16-Apr-04 1.8108 28-Apr-04 1.7440 7-Apr-04 1.8410 19-Apr-04 1.8155 29-Apr-04 1.7849 8-Apr-04 1.8525 20-Apr-04 1.7916 30-Apr-04 1.7855 9-Apr-04 1.8422 21-Apr-04 1.7780 3-May-04 1.7780 12-Apr-04 1.8558 22-Apr-04 1.7688 4-May-04 1.7638 5-May-04 1.7832 13-May-04 1.7589 21-May-04 1.7560 6-May-04 1.7741 14-May-04 1.7588 24-May-04 1.7923 7-May-04 1.7942 17-May-04 1.7569 25-May-04 1.8396 10-May-04 1.7923 18-May-04 1.7757 26-May-04 1.8345 11-May-04 1.7744 19-May-04 1.7856 27-May-04 1.8788 12-May-04 1.7843 20-May-04 1.7710 28-May-04 1.8930 Click here for the Excel Data File
Daily Spot Exchange Rate, U.S. Dollars per Pound Sterling Date Rate Date Rate Date Rate 1-Apr-04 1.8764 13-Apr-04 1.8260 23-Apr-04 1.7674 2-Apr-04 1.8693 14-Apr-04 1.7802 26-Apr-04 1.7857 5-Apr-04 1.8140 15-Apr-04 1.7935 27-Apr-04 1.7937 6-Apr-04 1.8674 16-Apr-04 1.8108 28-Apr-04 1.7440 7-Apr-04 1.8410 19-Apr-04 1.8155 29-Apr-04 1.7849 8-Apr-04 1.8525 20-Apr-04 1.7916 30-Apr-04 1.7855 9-Apr-04 1.8422 21-Apr-04 1.7780 3-May-04 1.7780 12-Apr-04 1.8558 22-Apr-04 1.7688 4-May-04 1.7638 5-May-04 1.7832 13-May-04 1.7589 21-May-04 1.7560 6-May-04 1.7741 14-May-04 1.7588 24-May-04 1.7923 7-May-04 1.7942 17-May-04 1.7569 25-May-04 1.8396 10-May-04 1.7923 18-May-04 1.7757 26-May-04 1.8345 11-May-04 1.7744 19-May-04 1.7856 27-May-04 1.8788 12-May-04 1.7843 20-May-04 1.7710 28-May-04 1.8930 Click here for the Excel Data File
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Daily Spot Exchange Rate, U.S. Dollars per Pound Sterling | |||||||||||||||||
Date | Rate | Date | Rate | Date | Rate | ||||||||||||
1-Apr-04 | 1.8764 | 13-Apr-04 | 1.8260 | 23-Apr-04 | 1.7674 | ||||||||||||
2-Apr-04 | 1.8693 | 14-Apr-04 | 1.7802 | 26-Apr-04 | 1.7857 | ||||||||||||
5-Apr-04 | 1.8140 | 15-Apr-04 | 1.7935 | 27-Apr-04 | 1.7937 | ||||||||||||
6-Apr-04 | 1.8674 | 16-Apr-04 | 1.8108 | 28-Apr-04 | 1.7440 | ||||||||||||
7-Apr-04 | 1.8410 | 19-Apr-04 | 1.8155 | 29-Apr-04 | 1.7849 | ||||||||||||
8-Apr-04 | 1.8525 | 20-Apr-04 | 1.7916 | 30-Apr-04 | 1.7855 | ||||||||||||
9-Apr-04 | 1.8422 | 21-Apr-04 | 1.7780 | 3-May-04 | 1.7780 | ||||||||||||
12-Apr-04 | 1.8558 | 22-Apr-04 | 1.7688 | 4-May-04 | 1.7638 | ||||||||||||
5-May-04 | 1.7832 | 13-May-04 | 1.7589 | 21-May-04 | 1.7560 | ||||||||||||
6-May-04 | 1.7741 | 14-May-04 | 1.7588 | 24-May-04 | 1.7923 | ||||||||||||
7-May-04 | 1.7942 | 17-May-04 | 1.7569 | 25-May-04 | 1.8396 | ||||||||||||
10-May-04 | 1.7923 | 18-May-04 | 1.7757 | 26-May-04 | 1.8345 | ||||||||||||
11-May-04 | 1.7744 | 19-May-04 | 1.7856 | 27-May-04 | 1.8788 | ||||||||||||
12-May-04 | 1.7843 | 20-May-04 | 1.7710 | 28-May-04 | 1.8930 | ||||||||||||
(a) Make a line chart and fit an m-period moving average to the exchange rate data shown above 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 | |||
(b) Which value of m do you prefer?
The preferred m value is (Click to select) 2 3 4 5 . This value of m Using this allows one to forecast the weekly or monthly trends (Click to select) with without overreacting to daily fluctuations.
(c) Is a moving average appropriate for this kind of data?
(Click to select) Yes No , a moving average is (Click to select) appropriate inappropriate .
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