In: Statistics and Probability
The following times series shows the demand for a particular product over the past 10 months. Month Value
1 324
2 311
3 303
4 314
5 323
6 313
7 302
8 315
9 312
10 326
a. Use α = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE, MAPE and a forecast for month 11.
b. Calculate MSE and MAPE for three month moving average ?
c. Compare the three-month moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using α = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?