BUSN 278 Week 1 Assignment Help | Devry University

BUSN 278 Week 1 Assignment Help | Devry University


Week 1: Lab Assignment

Requirements:

1.      Moving Averages.  Use the below actual sales to calculate a three-month moving average which will be used as the forecast for next periods (chapter 14, text). Your moving average will begin with month 4 and should demonstrate a forecast for month 13. Watch the tutorials indented beneath this lab assignment for guidance. Also note that there is a spreadsheet as well that you can use if it helps. It is the same spreadsheet used in the tutorials.

2.      Exponential Smoothing. Use the same data to forecast sales for the next periods with α=.40 (chapter 15, text). Watch the tutorial indented beneath this lab assignment for guidance.

3.      Regression Analysis on Excel. Draw a scatter graph from Insert/Graph/Scatter graph selections in Excel (chapter 16, text).

Month

Actual Sales

1

3050

2

2980

3

3670

4

2910

5

3340

6

4060

7

4750

8

5510

9

5280

10

5504

11

5810

12

6100

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