In: Statistics and Probability
Consider the following times-series where the data is recorded weekly
Data collected over 36 weeks
| 
 t  | 
 X  | 
 t  | 
 X  | 
 t  | 
 X  | 
 t  | 
 X  | 
 t  | 
 X  | 
 t  | 
 X  | 
| 
 1  | 
 9.8  | 
 7  | 
 36.4  | 
 13  | 
 53.4  | 
 19  | 
 99.2  | 
 25  | 
 105.3  | 
 31  | 
 141.3  | 
| 
 2  | 
 9.0  | 
 8  | 
 51.0  | 
 14  | 
 66.6  | 
 20  | 
 90.4  | 
 26  | 
 116.7  | 
 32  | 
 151.8  | 
| 
 3  | 
 10.5  | 
 9  | 
 51.1  | 
 15  | 
 70.6  | 
 21  | 
 91.2  | 
 27  | 
 113.2  | 
 33  | 
 151.1  | 
| 
 4  | 
 20.6  | 
 10  | 
 46.9  | 
 16  | 
 76.4  | 
 22  | 
 94.9  | 
 28  | 
 120.5  | 
 34  | 
 156.4  | 
| 
 5  | 
 28.1  | 
 11  | 
 50.5  | 
 17  | 
 88.4  | 
 23  | 
 94.2  | 
 29  | 
 124.2  | 
 35  | 
 155.9  | 
| 
 6  | 
 28.3  | 
 12  | 
 58.5  | 
 18  | 
 98.6  | 
 24  | 
 104.1  | 
 30  | 
 130.2  | 
 36  | 
 160.0  | 
Provide an estimate of the value of the time-series at week 37
| Estimated Parameters of Exponential Smoothing | |
| Parameter | Value | 
| alpha | 0.999951954484354 | 
| beta | FALSE | 
| gamma | FALSE | 
| Interpolation Forecasts of Exponential Smoothing | |||
| t | Observed | Fitted | Residuals | 
| 2 | 9 | 9.8 | -0.800000000000001 | 
| 3 | 10.5 | 9.00003843641252 | 1.49996156358748 | 
| 4 | 20.6 | 10.4999279335732 | 10.1000720664268 | 
| 5 | 28.1 | 20.5995147368295 | 7.5004852631705 | 
| 6 | 28.3 | 28.0996396353179 | 0.200360364682066 | 
| 7 | 36.4 | 28.299990373583 | 8.10000962641703 | 
| 8 | 51 | 36.3996108308608 | 14.6003891691392 | 
| 9 | 51.1 | 50.9992985167737 | 0.10070148322626 | 
| 10 | 46.9 | 51.0999951617453 | -4.19999516174531 | 
| 11 | 50.5 | 46.9002017909333 | 3.59979820906674 | 
| 12 | 58.5 | 50.4998270458388 | 8.00017295416118 | 
| 13 | 53.4 | 58.4996156275652 | -5.09961562756516 | 
| 14 | 66.6 | 53.4002450136624 | 13.1997549863376 | 
| 15 | 70.6 | 66.5993658109653 | 4.00063418903471 | 
| 16 | 76.4 | 70.5998077874675 | 5.80019221253254 | 
| 17 | 88.4 | 76.3997213267743 | 12.0002786732257 | 
| 18 | 98.6 | 88.3994234404232 | 10.2005765595767 | 
| 19 | 99.2 | 98.5995099080393 | 0.600490091960694 | 
| 20 | 90.4 | 99.1999711491439 | -8.79997114914389 | 
| 21 | 91.2 | 90.4004227991515 | 0.799577200848475 | 
| 22 | 94.9 | 91.1999615839011 | 3.70003841609892 | 
| 23 | 94.2 | 94.8998222297464 | -0.699822229746388 | 
| 24 | 104.1 | 94.2000336233199 | 9.8999663766801 | 
| 25 | 105.3 | 104.099524351011 | 1.20047564898945 | 
| 26 | 116.7 | 105.299942322528 | 11.4000576774716 | 
| 27 | 113.2 | 116.69945227835 | -3.49945227835049 | 
| 28 | 120.5 | 113.200168132989 | 7.29983186701079 | 
| 29 | 124.2 | 120.499649275814 | 3.70035072418618 | 
| 30 | 130.2 | 124.199822214741 | 6.0001777852586 | 
| 31 | 141.3 | 130.199711718364 | 11.1002882816357 | 
| 32 | 151.8 | 141.299466680926 | 10.5005333190743 | 
| 33 | 151.1 | 151.799495496462 | -0.699495496462134 | 
| 34 | 156.4 | 151.100033607622 | 5.2999663923782 | 
| 35 | 155.9 | 156.399745360382 | -0.49974536038178 | 
| 36 | 160 | 155.900024010524 | 4.09997598947646 | 
| Extrapolation Forecasts of Exponential Smoothing | |||
| t | Forecast | 95% Lower Bound | 95% Upper Bound | 
| 37 | 159.999803014539 | 148.82993000964 | 171.169676019439 |