TABLE 16-3 the Following Table Contains the Number of Complaints Received in Received

question 108

Multiple Choice

TABLE 16-3
The following table contains the number of complaints received in a department store for the first 6 months of last year.
-Referring to Table 16-3,if this series is smoothed using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of ,what would be the second value?

• A)39
• B)42
• C)45
• D)53

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Descent Group

A social group whose members share a common ancestry; membership is derived through either the maternal or paternal line.

Patrilineal

A social system in which lineage, inheritance, and social identity are primarily traced through the male line.

Matrilineal

Pertaining to a social system in which lineage, inheritance, and social classification are traced through the mother's line rather than the father's.

Bilateral

Involving two sides or parties equally; for example, bilaterally symmetrical organisms, or agreements equally binding on both parties involved.