SCENARIO 16-3
-Referring to Scenario 16-3, if this series is smoothed using exponential smoothing with a
Smoothing constant of 1/3, what would be the first value?
A) 36
B) 39
C) 42
D) 45

Question

SCENARIO 16-3 
-Referring to Scenario 16-3, if this series is smoothed using exponential smoothing with a
Smoothing constant of 1/3, what would be the first value?
A) 36 
B) 39 
C) 42 
D) 45

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Exponential smoothing starts with the first actual data point as the initial smoothed value. Therefore, the first value in the series is used directly, which is 36.

SCENARIO 16-3 -Referring to Scenario 16-3, If This Series Is Smoothed Using