Compute the forecast using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of 0.15 and a forecast for Week 1 of 20,000. What is the MAD? |
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Week | Miles |
1 | 21,000 |
2 | 25,000 |
3 | 24,000 |
4 | 26,000 |
5 | 22,000 |
6 | 25,000 |
7 | 24,000 |
8 | 24,000 |
9 | 22,000 |
10 | 24,000 |
11 | 23,000 |
12 | 24,000 |
13 | 23,000 |
14 | 22,000 |
15 | 24,000 |
Compute the forecasts using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of 0.15 and a forecast for Week 1 of 20,000. What is the MAD?
MAD measures the spread of the forecast error or in other words, the measurement of the size of the error in units. It is the absolute value of the difference between the real demand and the forecast, divided over the number of periods.
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