Chapter 7: Forecasting Quantitative Decision Making with Spreadsheet Applications 7 th ed. By Lapin and Whisler Section 7.2
Single Parameter Exponential Smoothing
Exponential smoothing: Exponential smoothing: Substitute in F t Substitute in F t Simplify Simplify
Continue the process Continue the process Substitute in F t-1 Substitute in F t-1 Simplify Simplify
Exponential Smoothing: Concept Include all past observations Include all past observations Weight recent observations much more heavily than very old observations: Weight recent observations much more heavily than very old observations: weight today Decreasing weight given to older observations
Forecast Accuracy Є=Y t -F t is the forecast error
Forecasting Performance Measures