Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780077639709
Author: Douglas A. Lind, William G Marchal, Samuel A. Wathen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 1SR
To determine
Obtain the three-year moving average.
Draw a graph for both original data and the moving average.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 1SR
The three-year moving averages are 4, 5, 4, and 6.
The plot for original data and the moving average is shown below:
Explanation of Solution
Moving average:
It is used to smooth the fluctuations in time series data in order to see its trend.
The three-year moving averages for sales are obtained below:
Year | Number Produced | 3-year moving average |
2008 | 2 | — |
2009 | 6 | |
2010 | 4 | |
2011 | 5 | |
2012 | 3 | |
2013 | 10 | — |
Step-by-step procedure to draw the
- Enter the data for year, number produced, and 3-year moving averages in an Excel sheet.
- Select the columns of “Number Produced” and “3-year moving average”.
- Go to Insert menu.
- Select Line chart.
Thus, the plot for original data and the moving averages are obtained.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Loose Leaf for Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
Ch. 18 - Prob. 1SRCh. 18 - Calculate a four-quarter weighted moving average...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2ECh. 18 - Prob. 2SRCh. 18 - Prob. 3ECh. 18 - Prob. 4ECh. 18 - Prob. 5ECh. 18 - Prob. 6ECh. 18 - Sales at Tomlin Manufacturing from 2009 to 2013...Ch. 18 - Prob. 7E
Ch. 18 - Prob. 8ECh. 18 - Prob. 4SRCh. 18 - Prob. 9ECh. 18 - Prob. 10ECh. 18 - Prob. 5SRCh. 18 - Prob. 11ECh. 18 - Prob. 12ECh. 18 - Refer to Exercise 9 regarding the absences at...Ch. 18 - Prob. 14ECh. 18 - Prob. 15ECh. 18 - Prob. 16ECh. 18 - Prob. 17CECh. 18 - Prob. 18CECh. 18 - Prob. 19CECh. 18 - Prob. 20CECh. 18 - Prob. 21CECh. 18 - Prob. 22CECh. 18 - Prob. 23CECh. 18 - Prob. 24CECh. 18 - Prob. 25CECh. 18 - Prob. 26CECh. 18 - Prob. 27CECh. 18 - The quarterly production of pine lumber, in...Ch. 18 - Prob. 29CECh. 18 - Sales of roof material, by quarter, for 2007...Ch. 18 - Blueberry Farms Golf and Fish Club of Hilton Head,...Ch. 18 - Prob. 32CECh. 18 - Ray Anderson, owner of Anderson Ski Lodge in...Ch. 18 - Prob. 34CECh. 18 - Prob. 35CECh. 18 - Prob. 36CECh. 18 - Consider the variable mean amount per transaction...Ch. 18 - Prob. 38CECh. 18 - Prob. 39DECh. 18 - Prob. 1PCh. 18 - Prob. 2PCh. 18 - Prob. 3PCh. 18 - Prob. 1.1PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.2PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.3PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.4PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.5PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.6PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.7PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.8PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.9PTCh. 18 - Prob. 1.10PTCh. 18 - Prob. 2.1PTCh. 18 - Listed below are the price and quantity of several...Ch. 18 - Prob. 2.3PT
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