Given the Following Historical Data, What Is the Moving-Average Forecast

question 3

Multiple Choice

Given the following historical data, what is the moving-average forecast for period 6 based on the last three periods?
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Periud } & \text { Value } \\\hline 1 & 19 \\\hline 2 & 20 \\\hline 3 & 18 \\\hline 4 & 19 \\\hline 5 & 17 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 17
• B) 18
• C) 19
• D) 20
• E) 18.5

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