Using the Data in Problem 27, Find the Best Trend-Adjusted

question 60

Essay

Using the data in problem 27, find the best trend-adjusted exponential smoothing solution you can. Compare the performance of this method with those of the best moving average method and the exponential smoothing method. Which of the three methods would you choose?

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