A$.$ Use the $3-$period moving average to forecast sales for the $31$st week. $($Round final answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

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B$.$ Use simple exponential smoothing with a$=0\mathrm{.}3$ to forecast sales for the $31$st week. $($ round final answer to $2$ decimal places.$)$

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C$.$ Report the performance measures for the techniques in parts a and b$.($ Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to $2$decimal places.$)$

Technique$|$ MSE $|$ MAD $|$ MAPE$\%|$

moving average

Exponential smoothing

C$\mathrm{.}2$

Which is the preferred technique for making the forecast?

$\_\_\_\_\_\_$ because it has the $\_\_\_\_\_,\_\_\_\_\_$ out of $3$ performance measures.