The worksheet Hudson Demand Case Data in MindTap provides the number of visits over one year from January to December (52 weeks). Chart the data and explain the characteristics of the time series. How would you forecast future demand for customer visits? What criteria will you use to determine a "good" forecast? What methods would you use, and why? What is your final recommendation with respect to a forecasting method?

Hudson Base Demand Case Data
Week	Visits
1	171
2	268
3	467
4	490
5	564
6	479
7	445
8	587
9	576
10	524
11	547
12	462
13	456
14	422
15	450
16	393
17	342
18	291
19	211
20	143
21	108
22	80
23	57
24	91
25	63
26	97
27	86
28	57
29	68
30	51
31	74
32	51
33	103
34	108
35	91
36	68
37	103
38	114
39	148
40	194
41	165
42	228
43	239
44	279
45	314
46	342
47	251
48	211
49	325
50	291
51	262
52	97