Number of

Periods
Averaged 8

Data

Moving
Indicates which cells
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average
Date Period Number Data need a formula forecast
21-Oct 1 7375
21-Nov 2 6802
21-Dec 3 6319
22-Jan 4 6513
22-Feb 5 6270
22-Mar 6 5952
22-Apr 7 5941
22-May 8 5950
22-Jun 9 5912 Formula Needed --> 6390.25000
22-Jul 10 5670 Formula Needed --> 6207.37500
22-Aug 11 6014 Formula Needed --> 6065.87500
22-Sep 12 5753 Formula Needed --> 6027.75000
13 Formula Needed --> 5932.75000
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 Analysis of Forecast Error
MAD MSE MAPE
335.56250 148918.38281 5.80133%
Formulas

Number of
absolute percentage weighted
error value of error squared error error periods

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-478.25000 478.25000 228723.06250 8.09% 8
-537.37500 537.37500 288771.89063 9.48% 9
-51.87500 51.87500 2691.01563 0.86% 10
-274.75000 274.75000 75487.56250 4.78% 11
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Excel Calculated Results

Formula to
copy
Major Headings
7375.00000 Minor Headings
7088.50000 Reference/Check Points
6832.00000
6752.25000
6655.80000
6538.50000
6453.14286
6390.25000
6337.11111
6270.40000
6247.09091
6205.91667