Based on the Following Data,a Forecaster Used Simple Exponential Smoothing

question 140

Multiple Choice

Based on the following data,a forecaster used simple exponential smoothing and determined the following: S₀ = 19,S₁ = 18.6,S₂ = 19.08,S₃ = 19.064,S₄ = 19.851 and S₅ = 19.481. Calculate the Mean Squared Deviation (MSD or MSE) .

• A)18.355
• B)3.671
• C)13.494
• D)6.314

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