A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the responses by gender of the respondent.                                                                            Product Preference                                     Gender                         A                     B                         C                            Male                          80                    20                      10                            Female                      200                  70                    120             Based on these data, the probability that a person in the population will prefer product A can be assessed as: a. 0.18 b.0.56 c. 0. 286 d. None of the above   2. Calculate the exponential smoothing forecast for week eight using a=0.2.   Week Sales Forecast 1 39   2 44   3 40   4 45   5 38   6 43   7 39

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  1. A study was recently done in which 500 people were asked to indicate their preferences for one of three products. The following table shows the breakdown of the responses by gender of the respondent.

                                                                           Product Preference

           

                        Gender                         A                     B                         C

                           Male                          80                    20                      10

                           Female                      200                  70                    120

            Based on these data, the probability that a person in the population will prefer product A can be assessed as:

a. 0.18

b.0.56

c. 0. 286

d. None of the above

 

2. Calculate the exponential smoothing forecast for week eight using a=0.2.

 

Week

Sales

Forecast

1

39

 

2

44

 

3

40

 

4

45

 

5

38

 

6

43

 

7

39

 

a. 41.63

b. 39.98

c. 40.54

d. 40.03

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