In Exponential Smoothing,the Smoothing Constant,alpha

question 11

Multiple Choice

In exponential smoothing,the smoothing constant,alpha,

• A)is between 0.0 and 0.5
• B)reflects the weight given the first period data
• C)reflects the weight given the most recent data
• D)is a weight that reflects a trend in the demand data

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