Two Main Goals of Time Series: - University at Albany

Ft+1=α Xt+(1- α) Ft where Ft+1 is the forecast for the next time period, Ft is the forecast for the current time period, Xt is data in the current time period, and 0 α 1 is the smoothing constant. To initiate the forecast, assume F1 = X1, or F1= average X. Higher values of α … ................
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