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Sales for the Past 12 Months for BAS Company Are

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Sales for the past 12 months for BAS Company are given here.
 Month  Sales  ($millions)  Month  Sales  ($millions)  January 20 July 53 February 24 August 62 March 27 September 54 April 31 October 36 May 37 November 32 June 47 December 29\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Month } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Sales } \\\text { (\$millions) }\end{array} & \text { Month } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Sales } \\\text { (\$millions) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { January } & 20 & \text { July } & 53 \\\hline \text { February } & 24 & \text { August } & 62 \\\hline \text { March } & 27 & \text { September } & 54 \\\hline \text { April } & 31 & \text { October } & 36 \\\hline \text { May } & 37 & \text { November } & 32 \\\hline \text { June } & 47 & \text { December } & 29 \\\hline\end{array}
A) Use a 3-month moving average to forecast the sales for the months April to December.
B) Use a 4-month moving average to forecast the sales for the months May to December.
C) Compare the performance of the two methods by using the mean absolute deviation as the performance criterion. Which method would you recommend?
D) Compare the performance of the two methods by using the mean absolute percentage error as the performance criterion. Which method would you recommend?
E) Compare the performance of the two methods by using the mean squared error as the performance criterion. Which method would you recommend?

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