document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186083>Question 1186083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. The number of fishing rods selling each day is given below. Perform analyses of the time series to determine which model should be used for forecasting. (10 points)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 3 day moving average analysis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 4 day moving average analysis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 3 day weighted moving average analysis with weights w1=0.2, w2=0.3 and w3=0.5 with w1 on the oldest data<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. exponential smoothing analysis with a = 0.3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. Which model provides a better fit of the data?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f. Forecast day 13 sales of fishing rods using the model chosen in part (e).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rods sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12<BR>\n" );
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