IMPORTANCE OF INITIAL VALUE IN EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING METHODS

ABSTRACT: Exponential smoothing is a very popular forecasting method for a wide range of time series data. There are two problems with exponential smoothing. First one is choosing smoothing constant. And second one is how to get initial value. In this paper importance of initial value and effects of...

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Main Author: Sedat ÇAPAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dokuz Eylul University 2015-07-01
Series:Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/deusosbil/article/view/5000131451