Table 8.7 a Sales Manager Wants to Forecast Monthly Sales of the of the Machines

question 115

Multiple Choice

Table 8.7
A sales manager wants to forecast monthly sales of the machines the company makes using the following monthly sales data.

-A forecaster that uses a holdout set approach as a final test for forecast accuracy typically uses:

• A) the entire data set available to develop the forecast.
• B) the older observations in the data set to develop the forecast and more recent to check accuracy.
• C) the newer observations in the data set to develop the forecast and older observations to check accuracy.
• D) every other observation to develop the forecast and the remaining observations to check the accuracy.

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