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Author: David Alan Collier, James R. Evans
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 14PA

a

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Interpretation:Comparison of manager’s forecast with a single exponential smoothening forecast when a= 0.4 is to be determined.

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Moving average is the forecasting method in which various averages are taken for subsets of a given data.

Exponential smoothening is a moving average approach that applies exponentially decreasing weights to each demand.

b

Summary Introduction

Interpretation:Whether manager’s forecasts are satisfactory or not.

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Exponential smoothening is a moving average approach that applies exponentially decreasing weights to each demand.

c

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Interpretation:Criteria for selection of forecasting method for the company.

Concept Introduction:

Regression analysis is a statistical method to know the dependency of variables. It helps in forecasting the values of independent variable which are dependent on other variables.

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