Practice - Moving Averages
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Practice Questions
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Define what a moving average is.
💡 Hint: Consider how averages can eliminate noise from data.
What is the formula for a simple moving average?
💡 Hint: Think about a simple average calculation you know.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a moving average used for?
💡 Hint: Think about what moving averages do in a data set.
True or False: A simple moving average can give equal weight to all data points?
💡 Hint: Consider how averages typically work.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset of daily temperatures over a week: [70, 72, 68, 75, 73, 71, 74], calculate the 3-day SMA and WMA with weights [1, 2, 3] for the last three days.
💡 Hint: Sum either all or those with weights applied!
In a stock market analysis, you track a stock’s prices for a month and calculate a simple moving average. Explain your process and any potential limitations of this method.
💡 Hint: How might equal weighting affect your analysis?
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