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Consider the following time series data.
Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Value | 18 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 15 |
Using the naïve method (most recent value) as the forecast for the next week, compute the following measures of forecast accuracy:
Using the average of all the historical data as a forecast for the next period, compute the same three values. Round your answers to two decimal places.
MAE =
MSE =
MAPE =
Which method appears to provide the more accurate forecasts for the historical data?