Instruction 14-3
the Number of Cases of Merlot Wine Sold

question 195

Essay

Instruction 14-3
The number of cases of merlot wine sold by a Barossa Valley Winery in an eight-year period follows.
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Year } &\text { Coses of }\\& \text { Wine } \\2003 & 270 \\2004 & 356 \\2005 & 398 \\2006 & 456 \\2007 & 358 \\2008 & 500 \\2009 & 410 \\2010 & 376\end{array}$


-Referring to Instruction 14-3,exponentially smooth the wine sales with a weight or smoothing constant of 0.2.

---

Definitions:

Lesbian

A woman who is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to other women.

Genetic Explanation

An explanation attributing the cause of individual differences and behaviors to genes and hereditary factors.

Fraternal Birth-Order Effect

A phenomenon suggesting that a male child is more likely to be homosexual if he has more older brothers.

Same-Sex Sexual Contact

Sexual activities involving individuals of the same gender.