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View Options Question 2: Forecasting (11 Davinder Kaur led i=k+1 The manager of Walmart located at Metrotown center wants to forecast the number of customers who will visit the store to determine the number of on-site employee and their time schedule. The Director has accumulated the following data for the past seven days: Ft+1 = ay, + (1 - a)Ft Day Customers visited MAE n - k London Drugs 1 70 a. Compute a two-day moving average 2 83 forecast for seasons 3 through 8. 3 73 4 85 b. Use the exponentially smoothed 5 75 forecasting method (a=.30) to forecast the 6 89 value of day 8 and calculate 7 78 the MAE. 20 minutes on slide ? 4 8 Leave 2. 24 Participants Chat Record Reactions Share Screen Mute Stop Video