The Department Manager Using a Combination of Methods Has Forecast

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Essay

The department manager using a combination of methods has forecast sales of toasters at a local department store. Calculate the MAD for the manager's forecast. Compare the manager's forecast against a naive forecast. Which is better?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \text { Unit Sales } & \frac { \text { Manager's } } { \text { Forecast } } \\\hline \text { January } & 52 & \\\hline \text { February } & 61 & \\\hline \text { March } & 73 & \\\hline \text { April } & 79 & \\\hline \text { May } & 66 & \\\hline \text { June } & 51 & \\\hline \text { July } & 47 & 50 \\\hline \text { August } & 44 & 55 \\\hline \text { September } & 30 & 52 \\\hline \text { October } & 55 & 42 \\\hline \text { November } & 74 & 60 \\\hline \text { December } & 125 & 75 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Market For Milk

A specific commodity market involving the buying and selling of milk, influenced by supply and demand dynamics, production costs, and regulatory factors.

Variable Ratio Schedules

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Reinforcement Theory

A behavioral theory proposing that behavior is a function of its consequences, with behaviors being encouraged or discouraged through positive or negative reinforcement.

Behavior

The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.