Question: Apply an exponential smoothing forecast model, compute the root mean squared error of the forecasts for 1960-2015 . Between the options below, which value of
Apply an exponential smoothing forecast model, compute the root mean squared error of the forecasts for 1960-2015. Between the options below, which value of the smoothing parameter alpha achieves the lowest root mean squared error?
*Please note that for this kind of forecasting model you will need to generate forecasts starting in 1950, i.e., just because we don't start evaluating forecast accuracy until 1960, doesn't mean we ignore the earlier data.
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| 1949 | 28.748176 |
| 1950 | 32.562667 |
| 1951 | 35.792151 |
| 1952 | 34.976732 |
| 1953 | 35.349336 |
| 1954 | 33.76433 |
| 1955 | 37.36368 |
| 1956 | 39.771452 |
| 1957 | 40.133484 |
| 1958 | 37.216322 |
| 1959 | 39.045216 |
| 1960 | 39.869117 |
| 1961 | 40.307136 |
| 1962 | 41.731885 |
| 1963 | 44.037181 |
| 1964 | 45.788951 |
| 1965 | 47.234902 |
| 1966 | 50.035367 |
| 1967 | 52.597132 |
| 1968 | 54.306187 |
| 1969 | 56.285569 |
| 1970 | 59.186071 |
| 1971 | 58.04156 |
| 1972 | 58.937904 |
| 1973 | 58.241491 |
| 1974 | 56.330758 |
| 1975 | 54.733273 |
| 1976 | 54.722896 |
| 1977 | 55.100782 |
| 1978 | 55.074118 |
| 1979 | 58.005609 |
| 1980 | 59.007873 |
| 1981 | 58.529329 |
| 1982 | 57.457822 |
| 1983 | 54.415961 |
| 1984 | 58.849156 |
| 1985 | 57.538724 |
| 1986 | 56.575231 |
| 1987 | 57.166745 |
| 1988 | 57.874997 |
| 1989 | 57.482679 |
| 1990 | 58.559602 |
| 1991 | 57.871727 |
| 1992 | 57.655057 |
| 1993 | 55.822082 |
| 1994 | 58.043638 |
| 1995 | 57.540135 |
| 1996 | 58.387225 |
| 1997 | 58.856691 |
| 1998 | 59.314083 |
| 1999 | 57.614481 |
| 2000 | 57.366024 |
| 2001 | 58.541348 |
| 2002 | 56.833673 |
| 2003 | 56.032784 |
| 2004 | 55.942348 |
| 2005 | 55.044002 |
| 2006 | 55.937854 |
| 2007 | 56.435649 |
| 2008 | 57.587014 |
| 2009 | 56.670274 |
| 2010 | 58.206642 |
| 2011 | 60.549593 |
| 2012 | 62.302799 |
| 2013 | 64.201461 |
| 2014 | 69.652611 |
| 2015 | 70.220845 |
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