Sales (in thousands) of the new Thorton Model 506 convection oven over the eight-week period since its introduction are shown in the following table.

Week	Sales
1	18.5
2	21.3
3	25.3
4	22.3
5	24.5
6	19.1
7	21.6
8	23.7

(a)

Which exponential smoothing model provides better forecasts, one using

= 0.6

or

= 0.2?

Compare them using mean squared error.

= 0.2 = 0.6

Using the = 0.6 forecast model in part (a), what is the forecast (in thousands) for Week 9? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

thousand

Using the = 0.2 forecast model in part (a), what is the forecast (in thousands) for Week 9? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)

thousand