Question: Please help me with my case study. I need to do this in Excel. Please give me specific instructions. There are TWO data sets (Attached
Please help me with my case study. I need to do this in Excel. Please give me specific instructions. There are TWO data sets (Attached at the end). i dont know when to use which. Whoever can answer this, I would love to chat about tutoring (paid). Thank you!
Week 3 Case Study (Case Study #2)
HeathCo is a manufacturing company that produces a line of skiwear that is sold under various brand names. The Product Manager of HeathCo has contracted with you to develop a model to forecast company sales. You will be supplied with quarterly sales data from 2007 through 2016. They want a model that will allow them to forecast sales one year (four quarters) out.You will use the HeathCo Sales Data worksheet in the HeathCo_Sales.xlsx workbook for this case study. In this case study, you will run a trend regression model and compare the results to the best fitting model from the previous case study(s).
- Trend Regression Model
- Use the data from the years 2007 to 2015 to create a trend regression model using ForecastX. Reserve 2016 data as a holdout to evaluate the accuracy of your models.
- On the Data Capture tab, make sure the Data to be Forecastonly includes data through 2015 (Row 37) and set the Forecast Periods to 4.
- On the Forecast Method tab, set the Forecast Technique to Trend (Linear) Regression.
- On the Statistics tab, check the MAPE option on the tab and the Root Mean Sq Error on the Accuracy tab of the More Statistics pop-up option.
- On the Reports tab, uncheck the Standard option, check the Audit option, and check the Fitted Values Table option.
- Press Finish and View Output. Save your results. Copy the results worksheet to a workbook with the data file.
- Based on a review of the model fit graph in ForecastX, do the model results show a similar trend to the trend of data series?Explain your answer. Write your answer in the box below.
- Use the data from the years 2007 to 2015 to create a trend regression model using ForecastX. Reserve 2016 data as a holdout to evaluate the accuracy of your models.
- Based on a review of the model fit graph in ForecastX, do the model results show a similar seasonal pattern to the seasonal pattern of data series? Explain your answer. Write your answer in the box below.
- Write a brief description of the model fit using the ForecastX MAPE and RMSE output. Include the values of the MAPE and RMSE measures in your description. Write your answer in the box below.
- Calculate the MAPE and RMSE model accuracy using the four quarters of holdout data and the forecasts for the same four quarters in the ForecastX output. Label your results in an Excel workbook using the prompt number.
- Write a brief description of the model accuracy. Include the values of the MAPE and RMSE measures in your description. Write your answer in the box below.
- Best Fitting Model
- Is the model fit of the trend regression model better than the best fitting model from the previous case study(s) based on MAPE? Explain your answer using the MAPE model fit values. Write your answer in the box below.
- Is the model fit of the trend regression model better than the best fitting model from the previous case study(s) based on RMSE? Explain your answer using the RMSE model fit values. Write your answer in the box below.
Health Co. Sales Data
| Period | Sales |
| Mar-07 | 72962 |
| Jun-07 | 81921 |
| Sep-07 | 97729 |
| Dec-07 | 142161 |
| Mar-08 | 145592 |
| Jun-08 | 117129 |
| Sep-08 | 114159 |
| Dec-08 | 151402 |
| Mar-09 | 153907 |
| Jun-09 | 100144 |
| Sep-09 | 123242 |
| Dec-09 | 128497 |
| Mar-10 | 176076 |
| Jun-10 | 180440 |
| Sep-10 | 162665 |
| Dec-10 | 220818 |
| Mar-11 | 202415 |
| Jun-11 | 211780 |
| Sep-11 | 163710 |
| Dec-11 | 200135 |
| Mar-12 | 174200 |
| Jun-12 | 182556 |
| Sep-12 | 198990 |
| Dec-12 | 243700 |
| Mar-13 | 253142 |
| Jun-13 | 218755 |
| Sep-13 | 225422 |
| Dec-13 | 253653 |
| Mar-14 | 257156 |
| Jun-14 | 202568 |
| Sep-14 | 224482 |
| Dec-14 | 229879 |
| Mar-15 | 289321 |
| Jun-15 | 266095 |
| Sep-15 | 262938 |
| Dec-15 | 322052 |
| Mar-16 | 313769 |
| Jun-16 | 315011 |
| Sep-16 | 264939 |
| Dec-16 | 301479 |
Health Co Data with Casual Vars
| Period | Sales | Income | UnempRate | Time | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| Mar-07 | 72962 | 218 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-07 | 81921 | 237 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-07 | 97729 | 263 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-07 | 142161 | 293 | 8.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-08 | 145592 | 318 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-08 | 117129 | 359 | 7.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-08 | 114159 | 404 | 7.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-08 | 151402 | 436 | 7.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-09 | 153907 | 475 | 6.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-09 | 100144 | 534 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-09 | 123242 | 574 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-09 | 128497 | 622 | 6.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-10 | 176076 | 667 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-10 | 180440 | 702 | 6.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-10 | 162665 | 753 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-10 | 220818 | 796 | 6.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-11 | 202415 | 858 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-11 | 211780 | 870 | 7.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-11 | 163710 | 934 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-11 | 200135 | 1010 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-12 | 174200 | 1066 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-12 | 182556 | 1096 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-12 | 198990 | 1162 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-12 | 243700 | 1187 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-13 | 253142 | 1207 | 9.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-13 | 218755 | 1242 | 10.2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-13 | 225422 | 1279 | 10.7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-13 | 253653 | 1318 | 11.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-14 | 257156 | 1346 | 11.2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-14 | 202568 | 1395 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-14 | 224482 | 1443 | 10.1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-14 | 229879 | 1528 | 9.2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-15 | 289321 | 1613 | 8.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-15 | 266095 | 1646 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-15 | 262938 | 1694 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-15 | 322052 | 1730 | 7.9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar-16 | 313769 | 1755 | 7.9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-16 | 315011 | 1842 | 7.9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-16 | 264939 | 1832 | 7.8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec-16 | 301479 | 1882 | 7.6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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