Question: Use the following time-series data to answer the given questions. a. Develop forecasts for periods 5 through 10 using 4-month moving averages. b. Develop forecasts

Use the following time-series data to answer the given questions.


Use the following time-series data to answer the given questions


a. Develop forecasts for periods 5 through 10 using 4-month moving averages.
b. Develop forecasts for periods 5 through 10 using 4-month weighted moving averages.Weight the most recent month by a factor of 4, the previous month by 2, and the other months by 1.
c. Compute the errors of the forecasts in parts (a) and (b) and observe the differences in the errors forecast by the two differenttechniques.

Time Period Value Time Period Value 27 31 58 63 59 71 86 101 97 4 10

Step by Step Solution

3.46 Rating (172 Votes )

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock

a 4mo mov avg error 4475 1425 5275 1325 6150 950 6475 2125 7050 3050 8100 1600 b 4m... View full answer

blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Document Format (1 attachment)

Word file Icon

243-M-S-L-R (469).docx

120 KBs Word File

Students Have Also Explored These Related Statistics Questions!