5. Demand for patient surgery at Washington General Hospital has increased steadily in the past few years, as seen in the following table. The director of medical services predicted six years ago that demand in year 1 would be 42 surgeries. Using exponential smoothing with a weight of 20%, develop forecasts for years 2 through 6. Compute for the MAD.

5. Demand for patient surgery at Washington General Hospital has increased steadily in the past few years, as seen in the following table. The director of medical services predicted six years ago that demand in year 1 would be 42 surgeries. Using exponential smoothing with a weight of 20%, develop forecasts for years 2 through 6. Compute for the MAD.

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Chapter13: Regression And Forecasting Models

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