Multiple Choice
TABLE 16-3
The following table contains the number of complaints received in a department store for the first 6 months of last year.
-Referring to Table 16-3, if this series is smoothed using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of 1/3, what would be the first value?
A) 36
B) 39
C) 42
D) 45
Correct Answer:

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