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My question is: How do I set up the Forecasting Wizard using Stat Tools (in Palisade Decision Tools in Excel) to answer the question below?

My question is: How do I set up the Forecasting Wizard using Stat Tools (in Palisade Decision Tools in Excel) to answer the question below?

Textbook Problem:

The file P13_20.xlsx* contains the monthly sales of iPod cases at an electronics store for a two-year

period. Use the moving averages method, with spans of your choice, to forecast sales for the next six months. Does this method appear to track sales well? If not, what might be the reason?

* I am not attaching a file. The relevant data is shown below.

Month Cases sold
1 35
2 63
3 61
4 58
5 46
6 59
7 46
8 67
9 82
10 81
11 77
12 72
13 77
14 65
15 97
16 79
17 67
18 64
19 92
20 133
21 94
22 99
23 103
24 99

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