Which of the Following Smoothing Constants Would Make an Exponential

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following smoothing constants would make an exponential smoothing forecast equivalent to a last-value forecast?

• A) 0
• B) 0.01
• C) 0.1
• D) 0.5
• E) 1

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