Selecting a Large Value for the Smoothing Constant $\alpha$ )In Exponential Smoothing
A) Results in More Importance Being Placed

question 96

Multiple Choice

Selecting a large value for the smoothing constant ( $\alpha$ ) in exponential smoothing

• A) results in more importance being placed on the exponentially smoothed value from the previous period.
• B) results in more importance being placed on the actual y value for the current time period.
• C) more strongly dampens the fluctuations in the original series.
• D) results in a less accurate forecast.

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