Food trucks have become a common sight on American campuses. They serve scores of hungry students...

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Food trucks have become a common sight on American campuses. They serve scores of hungry students strolling through campus. and looking for trendy food served fast. The owner of a food truck collects data on the number of students he serves on weekdays on a small campus in California. A portion of the data is shown in the accompanying table. Weekday 1 Students 88 2 69 174 40 pictureClick here for the Excel Data File a. Use the 3-period moving average to make a forecast for Weekday 41. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.) 41 = b. Use the 5-period moving average to make a forecast for Weekday 41. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.) 41 = c-1. Which is the preferred technique for making the forecast based on MSE, MAD, and MAPE? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to 2 decimal places.) Technique MSE 3-period moving average 5-period moving average MAD MAPE (%) c-2. Which is the preferred technique for making the forecast? because it has the out of 3 performance measures Food trucks have become a common sight on American campuses. They serve scores of hungry students strolling through campus. and looking for trendy food served fast. The owner of a food truck collects data on the number of students he serves on weekdays on a small campus in California. A portion of the data is shown in the accompanying table. Weekday 1 Students 88 2 69 174 40 pictureClick here for the Excel Data File a. Use the 3-period moving average to make a forecast for Weekday 41. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.) 41 = b. Use the 5-period moving average to make a forecast for Weekday 41. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.) 41 = c-1. Which is the preferred technique for making the forecast based on MSE, MAD, and MAPE? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to 2 decimal places.) Technique MSE 3-period moving average 5-period moving average MAD MAPE (%) c-2. Which is the preferred technique for making the forecast? because it has the out of 3 performance measures