Moving Average, Smoothing vs. Sensitivity

• An explanation of why one of the datasets needed a larger number of periods in the moving average to minimize the MAD, while the other needed a smaller number of periods. In answering this question, you should be able to give a general characterization of the data characteristics that would prompt us to use a larger vs. smaller number of periods in a moving average forecast.
• Do you think a different forecasting method, such as a trend or seasonal model, should be used to forecast Moving Average, Smoothing vs. Sensitivity Explain why or why not.