Data collected on the yearly registrations for a Six Sigma seminar at the Quality College are shown in the following table:

Year

Registrations (000)

5 0

7.0

4.0

5.0

5

9.0

6

8.0

7

6.0

8

g

10

11

100 11 0 10 0 170

This exercise contains onlv parts a and b

a) Using a 3-year moving average, the forecasted registrations (in thousands) for years 4 through 12 are (round your responses to one decimal place):

Year

Forecast

4

5 3

5

5.3

73

8

7.6

10

8

11

11.6

19

14

b) Using a 3-year weighted moving average in which the registrations in the most recent year are given a weight of 2, and registrations in the other 2 years are each given a weight of 1, the forecasted registrations (in thousands) for years 4 through 12 are (round your responses to one decimal place):

Year

Forecast

10

Data collectod on the yearfy registrations for a Six Sigma seminar at the Quality College are shown in the following table