In: Advanced Math
Two independent methods of forecasting based on judgment and
experience have been prepared each month for the past 10 months.
The forecasts and actual sales are as follows:
| Month | Sales | Forecast 1 | Forecast 2 | 
| 1 | 830 | 790 | 760 | 
| 2 | 845 | 800 | 795 | 
| 3 | 795 | 805 | 820 | 
| 4 | 825 | 815 | 830 | 
| 5 | 770 | 780 | 795 | 
| 6 | 835 | 790 | 796 | 
| 7 | 785 | 765 | 800 | 
| 8 | 835 | 785 | 835 | 
| 9 | 805 | 800 | 810 | 
| 10 | 855 | 820 | 795 | 
c. Prepare a naive forecast for periods 2
through 11 using the given sales data. Compute each of the
following; (1) MSE, (2) MAD, (3) tracking signal at month 10, and
(4) 2s control limits. (Round your answers to 2
decimal places.)
| MSE | |
| MAD | |
| Tracking signal | |
| Control limits | 0 ± | 
The naive forecast is very easy. The forecast for next month
will be equal to actual sales of current month.for example naive
forecast for month 2 is actual sales value of month 1.
MSE = Mean square Error
MAD = Mean Absolute Deviation
RFSE = Running Sum of Forecast Errors
TS = Tracking Signal
all these has been calculated for forecast 1 and forecast
2

- for control limits refer following table and calculation

