Data collected on the monthly demand for a certain product in thousands of dollars are shown in the following table. (see picture)  a) Using a weighted moving average with three periods, determine the demand for period 13. Use 3, 2, and 1 for the weights of the most recent, second most recent, and third most recent periods, respectively. b) Find the MAD, MSE and MAPE.

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Data collected on the monthly demand for a certain product in thousands of dollars are shown in the following table. (see picture) 

a) Using a weighted moving average with three periods, determine the demand for period 13. Use 3, 2, and 1 for the weights of the most recent, second most recent, and
third most recent periods, respectively.

b) Find the MAD, MSE and MAPE.

Month
Demand
1
145.5
2
160
3
71
4
99
5
194.5
6
206
7
135.5
8
152.5
9.
246
10
259
11
181.5
12
194
Transcribed Image Text:Month Demand 1 145.5 2 160 3 71 4 99 5 194.5 6 206 7 135.5 8 152.5 9. 246 10 259 11 181.5 12 194
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