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1. The number of girls who attend a summer basketball camp has been recorded for

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Question

1. The number of girls who attend a summer basketball camp has been recorded for the seven years the camp has been offered: 47, 68, 65, 92, 98, 121, 146

Use exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of .8 to forecast attendance for the eighth year.

2. Monthly sales at a coffee shop have been analyzed. The seasonal index values are

Month

Index

Jan

1.38

Feb

1.42

Mar

1.35

Apr

1.03

May

.99

June

.62

July

.51

Aug

.58

Sept

.82

Oct

.82

Nov

.92

Dec

1.56

And the trend line is 74123 + 26.9(t).

Assuming there is no cyclical component

Month

Index

Jan

1.38

Feb

1.42

Mar

1.35

Apr

1.03

May

.99

June

.62

July

.51

Aug

.58

Sept

.82

Oct

.82

Nov

.92

Dec

1.56

Explanation / Answer

Assuming there is no cyclical component