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• Now,
𝑦ො𝑛 1 = 𝛼𝑦𝑛 + (1 − 𝛼)1 𝛼𝑦𝑛−1 + 𝛼 1 − 𝛼 1 𝑦𝑛−2 …
= 𝛼𝑦𝑛 + 1 − 𝛼 𝑦ො𝑛−1 1 ….(1)
• Note that
𝑦ො1 1 = 𝑦1
• So that that (1) can be used recursively to compute
forecasts, by updating a previous forecast using the latest
observation.
SIMPLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING (SES)