Yvette wrote: >Prediction Model using double exponential smoothing to estimate the >linear trend in prices (as originally reported) and extending the >trend to future years. The base period is about 8-10 years and a >smoothing constant needs to be used to make the trend fairly >responsive to change. I'm not sure what this constant should be or >how it is obtained.
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