Problem regarding the exponential smoothing

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1. Given the time series in Exercise 18.65, and using exponential smoothing with a 5 0.5, what would have been the forecast for 2009?

2. Construct three-period and four-period centered moving averages for the quarterly J. C. Penney sales in Exercise 18.67. Are there any other retailing companies for whom a four-period moving average might have such a great effect on smoothing quarterly sales data? If so, give a real or hypothetical example of such a company.

3. The following data describe quarterly residential natural gas sales from 2005 through 2008. Determine the quarterly seasonal indexes, then use these indexes to deseasonalize the original data. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, eia.doe.gov, August 22, 2009.

Residential Gas Sales (Trillions of Cubic Feet)

	I	II	III	IV
2005	2329	784	353	1360
2006	2042	700	349	1277
2007	2317	761	346	1294
2008	2351	762	345	1408

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