A particular forecasting model was used to forecast a six-month perio April May June July August September FORECAST 258 332 407 357 382 457 ACTUAL 358 482 507 307 282 582 a. Find the tracking signal for each month. Note: Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Rounc
A particular forecasting model was used to forecast a six-month perio April May June July August September FORECAST 258 332 407 357 382 457 ACTUAL 358 482 507 307 282 582 a. Find the tracking signal for each month. Note: Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Rounc
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Transcribed Image Text:A particular forecasting model was used to forecast a six-month period. Here are the forecasts and actual demands that resulted:
FORECAST
258
April
May
June
July
August
September
April
May
June
Month
332
407
a. Find the tracking signal for each month.
Note: Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
July
August
September
357
382
457
ACTUAL
358
482
507
307
282
582
Tracking Signal
b. Is the model being used giving acceptable answers?
O No, the model's performance is poor.
O Yes, the model's performance is good.
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Transcribed Image Text:A particular forecasting model was used to forecast a six-month period. Here are the forecasts
and actual demands that resulted:
April
May
June
July
August
September
FORECAST
252
326
April
May
June
401
351
376
451
July
August
September
ACTUAL
190
a. Find the tracking signal for each month.
Note: Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2
decimal places.
256
317
287
303
393
Month Tracking Signal
b. Is the model being used giving acceptable answers?
O No, the model's performance is poor.
Yes, the model's performance is good.
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