Assignment $1$

Please see the data in the next tab $("$Data & Template"$).$ For this data, please implement

a$)$ Holt$-$Winter's forecasting method $($please use the given values for alpha, beta and gamma $-$ do "not$*$ change them$),$ and

b$)$ the two$-$period moving average forecasting method.

Please answer the following questions:

What is forecast for period $51($March of Year $5)$ when Holt$-$Winter's method is used? $10$ points

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What is forecast for period $52($April of Year $5)$ when Holt$-$Winter's method is used? $10$ points

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What is forecast for period $51($March of Year $5)$ when the two$-$period moving average method is used?

$10$ points

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Given your work above, what do you think is the best forecast for period $51?($Hint: Think how you would approach to determine this $($PGit differently, which forecasting method$--$Holt$-$Winter's method or the two$-$period moving average technique$--$do you think is prefer Please explain and justify your answer $(30-70$ words$).$ You need to show and refer to any excel calculations you used to arrive at your

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