Use a Single Exponential Smoothing (SES) Model with α =

question 36

Multiple Choice

Use a single exponential smoothing (SES) model with α = .8 to forecast for January 2008 for the following data.Assuming that the forecast for December 2007 was 1.18 %, this value is ________________________ .

• A)1.50
• B)1.18
• C)1.75
• D)1.90
• E)2.20

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