Problem 8-1 Consider the following time series data. Week1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 19 14

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Problem 8-1 Consider the following time series data. Week1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 19 14 16 10 18 13 Using the naive method (most recent value) as the forecast for the next week, compute the following measures of forecast accuracy. (a) Mean absolute error If required, round your answer to one decimal place. (b) Mean squared error If required, round your answer to one decimal place. (c) Mean absolute percentage error If required, round your intermediate calculations and final answer to two decimal places. (d) What is the forecast for week 77

Explanation / Answer

for naive method forecast is last month value therefore:

a) Mean absolute error=5.2

b)MSE=30.8

c)MAPE=38.22%
d)forecast for week 7 =13

week value(A) forecast(F) |A-F| (A-F)^2 |A-F|/A 1 19 2 14 19 5 25 0.36 3 16 14 2 4 0.13 4 10 16 6 36 0.60 5 18 10 8 64 0.44 6 13 18 5 25 0.38 13 total 26 154 1.911 average 5.2 30.8 38.22%

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