monthly forecasting model for its marketing division. They have
provided you with the following data.
- 1 A California Orange Cooperative Has Asked You To Develop A Monthly Forecasting Model For Its Marketing Division They 1 (33.98 KiB) Viewed 74 times
b) Plot the data on a chart.
c) Fit a semi-average trend to the data.
d) Fit a freehand trend line to the data.
e) Fit a least squares linear trend to the data.
f) Forecast the trend value for the year 2008, 2009, and
2010.
g) Compare and analyze the results of all the three models
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Date Shipment Date Shipment Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 4855 4900 5210 5600 5800 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 5109 5311 5490 5560 6020