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4.25 The following gives the number of accidents that occurred on Florida State Highway 101 during the last 4 months: Forecast the number of accidents that will occur in May, using leastsquares regression to derive a trend equation. 4.28 Attendance at Los Angeles's newest Disneylike attraction, Vacation World, has been as follows: Compute seasonal indices using all of the data. 4.1 The following gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Woodlawn Hospital in the past 6 weeks: a) Forecast the demant for the week of October 12 using a 3-week moving average. b) Use a 3-week weighted moving average, with weights of .1, .3, and .6, using .6 for the most recent week. Forecast demand for the week of October 12 . c) Compute the forecast for the week of October 12 using exponential smoothing with a forecast for August 31 of 360 and =.2 a) Plot the above data on a graph. Do you observe any trend, cycles, or random variations? b) Starting in year 4 and going to year 12 , forecast demand using a 3-year moving average. Plot your forecast on the same graph as the original data. c) Starting in year 4 and going to year 12 , forecast demand using a 3-year moving average with weights of . .1, .3, and .6, using .6 for the most recent year. Plot this forecast on the same graph. d) As you compare forecasts with the original data, which seems to give the better results? *Note: Pres means the problem may be solved with POM for Windows and/or Excel OM