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As you can see in the following table, demand for heart transplant surgery at Washington General Hospital has increased steadily in the past few years:
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Heart Transplants | 46.0 | 48.0 | 55.0 | 57.0 | 57.0 |
The director of medical services predicted 6 years ago that demand in year 1 would be 42.0 surgeries
a) Using exponential smoothing with α of 0.1 and the given forecast for year 1, the forecasts for years 2 through 6 are (round your responses to one decimal place):
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forecast | 42.0 |
For the forecast made using exponential smoothing with α = 0.90 and the given forecast for year 1. MAD = _______ surgeries (round your response to one decimal place)
b) Forecasts for years 4 through 6 using a 3-year moving average are (round your responses to one decimal place):
Year | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|
Forecast |
For forecasts made using a 3-year moving average, MAD = _______ surgeries (round your response to one decimal place)