A Forecasting Model Has Produced the Following Forecasts

question 29

Multiple Choice

A forecasting model has produced the following forecasts:

The mean absolute deviation (MAD) for the end of May is

• A)7.0.
• B)7.5.
• C)10.0
• D)3.0

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