EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING

The Demo Problem spreadsheet for exponential smoothing (assuming a P = .4) would appear as follows:

LINE A B C D
1 Jennifer Smith . .
2 Problem Demo . .
3 P .4 . .
4 . . . .
5 Period Enrollment Prediction Deviation
6 1 2400 2400 = abs (b6 - c6)
7 =A6+1 2350 =$b$3*b6 + (1-$b$3)*c6 .
8 . 2290 . .
9 . 2380 . .
10 . 2415 . .
11 . 2405 . .
12 . 2370 . .
13 . 2340 . .
14 . 2390 . .
15 . 2410 . .
16 . 2375 . .
17 . 2350 . .
18 . 2395 . .
19 . 2420 . .
20 . . Total Absolute
Deviation
=sum(d6:d19)
21 . . Mean Absolute
Deviation
=d20/a19

Copy the formulas in columns A, C and D down through line 19.

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