Problem:
A tourist center is open on weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The owner-manager hopes to improve scheduling of part-time employees by determining seasonal relatives for each of these days. Data on recent traffic at the center have been tabulated and are shown in the following table:
|
Week
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Friday |
144 |
154 |
150 |
155 |
158 |
164 |
| Saturday |
251 |
260 |
262 |
269 |
270 |
275 |
| Sunday |
164 |
161 |
172 |
171 |
176 |
183 |
Required:
Question 1) Develop seasonal relatives for the shop using the centered moving average method.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Question 2) Develop seasonal relatives for the shop using the SA method.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Solve the problem and show all work.