Exhibit 18

question 75

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 18.2.The following table includes the information about a monthly time series. Refer to Exhibit 18.2.When the exponential smoothing method with α = 0.1 is applied,what is the mean square error (MSE) ?

• A)20.796
• B)31.2336
• C)12.6736
• D)10.41

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