A Time Series for the Years 2011-2016 Is Shown Below

question 190

Essay

A time series for the years 2011-2016 is shown below.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & y _ { t } \\\hline 2011 & 125 \\2012 & 115 \\2013 & 120 \\2014 & 126 \\2015 & 140 \\2016 & 122 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Develop forecasts for the years 2002-2004,with the following smoothing constant values: w = 0.2,w = 0.5,and w = 0.6.

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