Which Is Not a Characteristic of Simple Moving Averages Applied

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which is not a characteristic of simple moving averages applied to time series data?

• A)smoothes random variations in the data
• B)weights each historical value equally
• C)lags changes in the data
• D)requires only last period's forecast and actual data
• E)smoothes real variations in the data

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