Question: Consider the following time series data. Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 18 13 16 11 17 14 The following are the results
Consider the following time series data.
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Value | 18 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 14 |
The following are the results using 2 different methods as the forecast for the next week:
| Nave method (most recent value) | Average of all the historical data | ||||
| a. | Mean absolute error | 4.40 | 2.73 | ||
| b. | Mean squared error | 20.80 | 10.86 | ||
| c. | Mean absolute percentage error | 31.88 | % | 21.17 | % |
Which method appears to provide the more accurate forecasts for the historical data?
- Select your answer -Nave method (most recent value)Average of all the historical dataItem 1
Explain.
The MAE, MSE, and MAPE using the average of all historical data are all - Select your answer -greater or less than the MAE, MSE, and MAPE using the naive method.
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