STAT TECH IN BUSINESS & ECON AC
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Author: Lind
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Chapter 18, Problem 30CE
a.
To determine
To draw: The graph of the given time series data. Also, draw conclusion from it.
b.
To determine
To calculate: All possible forecasts using a smoothing coefficient
c.
To determine
To calculate: All possible forecasts using a smoothing coefficient
d.
To determine
To calculate: The MAD for forecasts using a smoothing coefficient
e.
To determine
To find: The forecast model that should be chosen.
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Consider the following time series data.
For the Hawkins Company, the monthly percentages of all shipments received on time over the past 12 months are 80, 82, 84, 83, 83, 84, 85, 84, 82, 83, 84, and 83.
a. Compute for a 3 month moving average forecast.
b. Compute for the exponential smoothing forecast for a=0.2.
c. Which provides the better forecast using MSE as the measure of model accuracy?
d. What is the forecast for next month?
Find the MSE in part (b) please.
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