Predict naiumlve forecasts of patient days for february and

Question

Patient days in a hospital were recorded as shown in Table.

a. Predict naïve forecasts of patient days for February and June.

b. Predict the patient days for January, using a four - period moving average.

c. Predict the patient days for January, using the six - period moving average.

d. Plot the actual data and the results of the four - period and the six - period moving averages. Which method is a better predictor?