For the Hawkins Company, the monthly percentages of all shipments received on time over the past 12 months are 80, 82, 84, 83, 83, 84, 85, 84, 82, 83, 84, and 83. Click on the datafile logo to reference the data. (a) Choose the correct time series plot. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) - Select your answer - What type of pattern exists in the data? - Select your answer - (b) Compare a three-month moving average forecast with an exponential smoothing forecast for α = 0.2. Which provides the better forecasts using MSE as the measure of model accuracy? Do not round your interim computations and round your final answers to three decimal places. Three-month Moving Average Exponential smoothing MSE - Select your answer - (c) What is the forecast for next month? If required, round your answer to two decimal places.

explanation:

1. What type of pattern exists in the data

the data has the horizontal pattern

2. for moving average

mse = 11.11/9

= 1.23

for exponential smoothing forecast

mse = 39.11/11

= 3.56

3. we are to calculate the forecast for next month

83+84+83/3

= 83.33

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answer: b. f(x) = (x + 2)^3 (x^2 - 7x + 3)^4

step-by-step explanation:

polynomials always have as many roots as their order. this is a 4th order polynomial- hence 4 roots!

complex roots of polynomials always come in pairs. the quadratic equation has the "+/-" in that will alwaysgenerate m+ni amd m-ni, so 7-2i must be a root of this polynomial equation.

the order of the numerator and denominator are both 2. so the horizontal asymptote is y=a2/b2 =7

verticle asymptotes are the forbidden x-values. f(x) becomes undefined at x=-3 because this value will cause a zero denominator.

a graph of r(x) will have vertical asymptotes at ±1 because these values will make the denominator zero. so the domain of the function cannot include ±1.

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