Mindtap Business Analytics, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Camm/cochran/fry/ohlmann/anderson/sweeney/williams'  Essentials Of Business Analytics, 2nd
Mindtap Business Analytics, 1 Term (6 Months) Printed Access Card For Camm/cochran/fry/ohlmann/anderson/sweeney/williams' Essentials Of Business Analytics, 2nd
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ISBN: 9781305861794
Author: Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 8P

(a)

To determine

Obtain exponential smoothing for α=0.1 and α=0.2.

Identify the preferred smoothing constant using MSE measure of forecast accuracy.

(a)

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Explanation of Solution

Exponential smoothing for α=0.1:

Exponential smoothing is obtained using the formula given below:

y^t+1=αyt+(1α)y^t

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast ErrorSquared Forecast Error
117
2210.1(17)+(10.1)(17)=174.0016.00
3190.1(21)+(10.1)(17)=17.401.602.56
4230.1(19)+(10.1)(17.4)=17.565.4429.59
5180.1(23)+(10.1)(17.56)=18.10−0.100.01
6160.1(18)+(10.1)(18.10)=18.09−2.094.38
7200.1(16)+(10.1)(18.09)=17.882.124.48
8180.1(20)+(10.1)(17.88)=18.10−0.100.01
9220.1(18)+(10.1)(18.1)=18.093.9115.32
10200.1(22)+(10.1)(18.09)=18.481.522.32
11150.1(20)+(10.1)(18.48)=18.63−3.6313.18
12220.1(15)+(10.1)(18.63)=18.273.7313.94
Total101.78

MSE=|er|2nk=101.7811=9.253

Thus, the mean squared error is 9.253.

Exponential smoothing for α=0.2:

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast ErrorSquared Forecast Error
117  
2210.2(17)+(10.2)(17)=174.0016.00
3190.2(21)+(10.2)(17)=17.81.201.44
4230.2(19)+(10.2)(17.8)=18.044.9624.60
5180.2(23)+(10.2)(18.04)=19.03−1.031.07
6160.2(18)+(10.2)(19.03)=18.83−2.837.98
7200.2(16)+(10.2)(18.83)=18.261.743.03
8180.2(20)+(10.2)(18.26)=18.61−0.610.37
9220.2(18)+(10.2)(18.61)=18.493.5112.34
10200.2(22)+(10.2)(18.49)=19.190.810.66
11150.2(20)+(10.2)(19.19)=19.35−4.3518.94
12220.2(15)+(10.2)(19.35)=18.483.5212.38
Total98.80

MSE=|er|2nk=98.8011=8.982

Thus, the mean squared error is 8.982.

MSE when α=0.2 is less than MSE when α=0.1. Thus, α=0.2 is preferred.

(b)

To determine

Check whether the results are same when MAE is used as measure of accuracy.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 8P

No, the results are not same.

Explanation of Solution

The MSE for four-week moving average is obtained as given below:

Exponential smoothing for α=0.1:

Exponential smoothing is obtained using the formula given below:

y^t+1=αyt+(1α)y^t

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast ErrorAbsolute Forecast Error
117
2210.1(17)+(10.1)(17)=174.004.00
3190.1(21)+(10.1)(17)=17.401.601.60
4230.1(19)+(10.1)(17.4)=17.565.445.44
5180.1(23)+(10.1)(17.56)=18.10−0.100.10
6160.1(18)+(10.1)(18.10)=18.09−2.092.09
7200.1(16)+(10.1)(18.09)=17.882.122.12
8180.1(20)+(10.1)(17.88)=18.10−0.100.10
9220.1(18)+(10.1)(18.1)=18.093.913.91
10200.1(22)+(10.1)(18.09)=18.481.521.52
11150.1(20)+(10.1)(18.48)=18.63−3.633.63
12220.1(15)+(10.1)(18.63)=18.273.733.73
Total28.25

MAE=|er|nk=28.258=2.568

Thus, the mean absolute error is 2.568.

Exponential smoothing for α=0.2:

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast ErrorSquared Forecast Error
117  
2210.2(17)+(10.2)(17)=174.004.00
3190.2(21)+(10.2)(17)=17.81.201.20
4230.2(19)+(10.2)(17.8)=18.044.964.96
5180.2(23)+(10.2)(18.04)=19.03−1.031.03
6160.2(18)+(10.2)(19.03)=18.83−2.832.83
7200.2(16)+(10.2)(18.83)=18.261.741.74
8180.2(20)+(10.2)(18.26)=18.61−0.610.61
9220.2(18)+(10.2)(18.61)=18.493.513.51
10200.2(22)+(10.2)(18.49)=19.190.810.81
11150.2(20)+(10.2)(19.19)=19.35−4.354.35
12220.2(15)+(10.2)(19.35)=18.483.523.52
Total28.56

MAE=|er|nk=28.5611=2.596

Thus, the mean absolute error is 2.596.

MAE when α=0.1 is less than MAE when α=0.2. Thus, α=0.1 is preferred.

Hence, the results are not same when MAE is used as measure of accuracy.

(c)

To determine

Obtain the results when MAPE is used as measure of accuracy.

(c)

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Answer to Problem 8P

MAPE when α=0.1 is 12.95.

MAPE when α=0.2 is 13.40.

Explanation of Solution

Exponential smoothing for α=0.1:

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast Error|100×Forecast errorTime series value|
117 
2210.1(17)+(10.1)(17)=174.0019.05
3190.1(21)+(10.1)(17)=17.401.608.42
4230.1(19)+(10.1)(17.4)=17.565.4423.65
5180.1(23)+(10.1)(17.56)=18.10−0.100.58
6160.1(18)+(10.1)(18.10)=18.09−2.0913.09
7200.1(16)+(10.1)(18.09)=17.882.1210.58
8180.1(20)+(10.1)(17.88)=18.10−0.100.53
9220.1(18)+(10.1)(18.1)=18.093.9117.79
10200.1(22)+(10.1)(18.09)=18.481.527.61
11150.1(20)+(10.1)(18.48)=18.63−3.6324.20
12220.1(15)+(10.1)(18.63)=18.273.7316.97
Total142.46

MAPE=|100×Forecast errorTime series value|nk=142.4611=12.95

Thus, the value of MAPE is 12.95.

Exponential smoothing for α=0.2:

WeekTime Series ValueForecastForecast Error|100×Forecast errorTime series value|
117  
2210.2(17)+(10.2)(17)=174.0019.05
3190.2(21)+(10.2)(17)=17.81.206.32
4230.2(19)+(10.2)(17.8)=18.044.9621.57
5180.2(23)+(10.2)(18.04)=19.03−1.035.73
6160.2(18)+(10.2)(19.03)=18.83−2.8317.66
7200.2(16)+(10.2)(18.83)=18.261.748.70
8180.2(20)+(10.2)(18.26)=18.61−0.613.38
9220.2(18)+(10.2)(18.61)=18.493.5115.97
10200.2(22)+(10.2)(18.49)=19.190.814.05
11150.2(20)+(10.2)(19.19)=19.35−4.3529.01
12220.2(15)+(10.2)(19.35)=18.483.5215.99
Total147.43

MAPE=|100×Forecast errorTime series value|nk=147.4311=13.40

Thus, the value of MAPE is 13.40.

MAPE when α=0.1 is less than MAPE when α=0.2. Thus, α=0.1 is preferred.

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