Use This Table to Answer the Following Question -Calculate the MAD for This Table If the Forecasts for |

question 53

Multiple Choice

Use this table to answer the following question:
$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Period } & \text { Demand } \\\hline 1 & 173 \\\hline 2 & 177 \\\hline 3 & 180 \\\hline 4 & 151 \\\hline 5 & 168 \\\hline 6 & 184 \\\hline 7 & 198 \\\hline 8 & 191 \\\hline 9 & 167 \\\hline 10 & 177 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Calculate the MAD for this Table if the forecasts for periods 1-10 are in order, 176.6, 174.2, 176.1, 178.7, 160.4, 165.4, 177.7, 191.1, 191.0, and 175.2.

• A) 11.04
• B) 9.52
• C) 10.40
• D) 12.25

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Interactions

The reciprocal actions or influences between entities, such as between individuals, groups, or systems.

Factorial Design

An experimental setup that involves two or more independent variables, allowing researchers to study the interactive effects on a dependent variable.

Independent Variables

Factors manipulated by the researcher in an experiment to determine their effects on the outcome or dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

The outcome factors in an experiment that are expected to change as a result of experimental manipulations.