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Oats Price Forecasting Methods Analysis by bhupendra is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Quaker Brands wants to forecast weekly oat prices to manage costs as prices fluctuate. The document provides 8 weeks of historical average oat prices per bushel and asks to: 1) calculate 3-week weighted moving average forecasts for weeks 2-6; 2) calculate exponential smoothing forecasts with α=0.3 for weeks 1-8; 3) compare accuracy of models for weeks 5-8; and 4) forecast week 9 price using the more accurate model.
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- bhupendra
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- EN