Question: Answer only if you're absolutely sure, please. The following table shows predicted product demand using your particular forecasting method along with the actual demand that

Answer only if you're absolutely sure, please.

The following table shows predicted product demand using your particular forecasting method along with the actual demand that occurred:

FORECAST ACTUAL
1,505 1,555
1,405 1,505
1,705 1,605
1,755 1,655
1,805 1,705

a. Compute the tracking signal using the mean absolute deviation and running sum of forecast errors. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your "Mean Absolute Deviation", "Tracking Signal" to 2 decimal places and all other answers to the nearest whole number.)

Period Forecast Actual Deviation RSFE Absolute Deviation Sum of Absolute Deviation MAD TS
1 1,505 1,555
2 1,405 1,505
3 1,705 1,605
4 1,755 1,655
5 1,805 1,705

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