For the data given below what would the naive forecast with
For the data given below, what would the naive forecast (with a trend) be for period 5?
| Period | Demand |
| 1 | 4140 |
| 2 | 4201 |
| 3 | 4199 |
| 4 | 4223 |
Solution
Naive forecasting takes the last period\'s actual data as the current period forecast without any adjustments.
So, the forecast for period 5 is the actual data of period 4 which is 4223. So the correct answer is 4223.
