U.S. Treasury 10-Year Bond Yields at Weeks End (n = 52 weeks)
Week			Yield			Week			Yield			Week			Yield			Week			Yield
	4/2/04			5.30			7/2/04			5.98			10/1/04			5.45			12/31/04			5.64
	4/9/04			5.56			7/9/04			5.84			10/8/04			5.55			1/7/05			5.63
	4/16/04			5.71			7/16/04			5.82			10/15/04			5.43			1/14/05			5.60
	4/23/04			5.78			7/23/04			5.81			10/22/04			5.38			1/21/05			5.54
	4/30/04			5.84			7/30/04			5.91			10/29/04			5.40			1/28/05			5.54
	5/7/04			5.97			8/6/04			5.76			11/5/04			5.47			2/4/05			5.49
	5/14/04			6.16			8/13/04			5.63			11/12/04			5.57			2/11/05			5.41
	5/21/04			6.09			8/20/04			5.58			11/19/04			5.52			2/18/05			5.51
	5/28/04			6.03			8/27/04			5.60			11/26/04			5.55			2/25/05			5.63
	6/4/04			6.09			9/3/04			5.54			12/3/04			5.70			3/4/05			5.72
	6/11/04			6.15			9/10/04			5.56			12/10/04			5.54			3/11/05			5.80
	6/18/04			6.10			9/17/04			5.49			12/17/04			5.51			3/18/05			5.86
	6/25/04			6.04			9/24/04			5.39			12/24/04			5.56			3/25/05			5.94

Perform exponential smoothing with = .20. Use both methods A and B to initialize the forecast. Record the statistics of fit. (Round the Mean squared error to 3 decimal places, percent values to 1 decimal place and Forecast to 2 decimal places.)

	= .20
Mean squared error
Mean absolute percent error			%
Forecast for period 53

Do the smoothing again with = .10 and then with = .30, recording the statistics of fit. (Round the Mean squared error to 3 decimal places and percent values to 1 decimal place.)

	= .10			= .30
Mean squared error
Mean absolute percent error			%			%