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A computer software company wants to use 5-period moving averages to forecast the number of users who download its anti-virus software. The numbers of users (in thousands) for the 14 most recent periods are shown in the middle column of the table below. Also shown is a time series plot of the data.
In the far-right column of the table are the 5 -period moving averages for the data. Fill in both blanks in this column. Round your responses to at least two decimal places.
Period/User in thousands/5 period moving average.
1 191.4 NA
2 191.9 NA
3 192.4 192.74
4 189.8 194.20
5 198.2 195.93
6 198.7
7 200.5 199.36
8 202.4
9 197 200
10 199.8 200.94
11 200.3 201.88
12 205.2 202.64
13 207.1 NA
14 200.8 NA
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