Increasing the Number of Periods in a Moving Average Will

question 136

Multiple Choice

Increasing the number of periods in a moving average will accomplish greater smoothing, but at the expense of

• A) manager understanding.
• B) accuracy.
• C) stability.
• D) responsiveness to changes.
• E) reliability.

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