A Forecasting Method Has Produced the Following Data Over the Past

question 35

Multiple Choice

A forecasting method has produced the following data over the past 5 months shown in Data Set E2.What is the mean absolute deviation (accurate to 2 decimals) ?

• A)−0.60
• B)−1.20
• C)1.00
• D)1.25

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