Practice - Types of Moving Averages
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Practice Questions
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Calculate the 2-day simple moving average for the data points [5, 10, 15].
💡 Hint: Add the first two numbers and divide by 2.
What is the purpose of a moving average?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you average a temperature over several days.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does SMA stand for?
💡 Hint: Focus on the term 'Simple'.
True or False: The Weighted Moving Average gives all data points equal importance.
💡 Hint: Remember what we discussed about weighting.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the data points [15, 20, 25, 30, 35] and weights [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], calculate the WMA and explain its significance.
💡 Hint: Make sure to multiply properly and find the significance in terms of trends.
Discuss how moving averages can aid in economic forecasting and give an example related to inflation.
💡 Hint: Consider how inflation numbers can fluctuate and need smoothing.
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