Khyber Teaching Hospital is considering the purchase of a new ambulance. The decision will rest partly on the anticipated mileage to be driven next year. The miles driven during the last five years are as follows. Year 1 2 3 4 5 Mileage 4,000 5,000 4,400 4,800 4,700 Compute the forecast for year 6 using exponential smoothing, an initial forecast for year 1 of 4,000 miles and α = 0.5

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Khyber Teaching Hospital is considering the purchase of a new ambulance. The
decision will rest partly on the anticipated mileage to be driven next year. The miles
driven during the last five years are as follows.
Year 1 2 3 4 5
Mileage 4,000 5,000 4,400 4,800 4,700

Compute the forecast for year 6 using exponential smoothing, an initial forecast for
year 1 of 4,000 miles and α = 0.5

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