Predict the sales for May using a. weighted three-month moving average with weights 5, 3, and 2, where 5 is the weight for last month’s sale, 3 is the weight for the sales two months ago, and 2 is the weight for sales three months ago. b. exponential smoothing with α = 0.4. Assume the forecast for January was 25 laptops.

Predict the sales for May using a. weighted three-month moving average with weights 5, 3, and 2, where 5 is the weight for last month’s sale, 3 is the weight for the sales two months ago, and 2 is the weight for sales three months ago. b. exponential smoothing with α = 0.4. Assume the forecast for January was 25 laptops.

Big Ideas Math A Bridge To Success Algebra 1: Student Edition 2015

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ISBN:9781680331141

Author:HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

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Chapter9: Solving Quadratic Functions

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