Which of the Following Smoothing Constants Would Make an Exponential

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which of the following smoothing constants would make an exponential smoothing forecast equivalent to a naive forecast?

• A) 0
• B) 1 divided by the number of periods
• C) 0.5
• D) 1.0
• E) cannot be determined

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