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A commercial bakery has recorded sales (in dozens) for three products, as shown below:
Day | Blueberry Muffins | Cinnamon Buns | Cupcakes |
1 | 52 | 16 | 68 |
2 | 54 | 15 | 32 |
3 | 53 | 17 | 36 |
4 | 51 | 17 | 71 |
5 | 58 | 20 | 44 |
6 | 51 | 21 | 39 |
7 | 53 | 25 | 38 |
8 | 56 | 22 | 69 |
9 | 49 | 26 | 36 |
10 | 51 | 28 | 36 |
11 | 56 | 29 | 33 |
12 | 52 | 29 | 73 |
13 | 55 | 30 | 39 |
14 | 51 | 31 | 36 |
15 | 55 | 33 | 31 |
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a. Predict orders for the following day for each of the products using an appropriate naive method.
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