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ALL of the examples go through a lot of explanation then only forecast one data point. I need to forecast more than on data point, but I can't find an example anywhere to do that.

If you use the example as in the books you end up reverting to the last value and getting the same number over and over again.

Can someone point me in the right direction of what I need to learn to do what I want ?

Just made up a series:

1.00000 2.00000 1.00000 3.00000 4.00000 1.00000 1.00000 2.00000 6.00000 4.00000 4.00000 5.00000 5.00000 4.50000 4.50000 4.75000 4.75000 4.62500 4.62500 4.68750 4.68750 4.65625 4.65625 4.67188 4.67188

Using alpha = .5 you see how the extrapolation always becomes 4.6 ? Surely that is avoidable ?

ALL of the examples go through a lot of explanation then only forecast one data point. I need to forecast more than on data point, but I can't find an example anywhere to do that.

If you use the example as in the books you end up reverting to the last value and getting the same number over and over again.

Can someone point me in the right direction of what I need to learn to do what I want ?

ALL of the examples go through a lot of explanation then only forecast one data point. I need to forecast more than on data point, but I can't find an example anywhere to do that.

If you use the example as in the books you end up reverting to the last value and getting the same number over and over again.

Can someone point me in the right direction of what I need to learn to do what I want ?

Just made up a series:

1.00000 2.00000 1.00000 3.00000 4.00000 1.00000 1.00000 2.00000 6.00000 4.00000 4.00000 5.00000 5.00000 4.50000 4.50000 4.75000 4.75000 4.62500 4.62500 4.68750 4.68750 4.65625 4.65625 4.67188 4.67188

Using alpha = .5 you see how the extrapolation always becomes 4.6 ? Surely that is avoidable ?

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How do I forecast using exponential smoothing past one data point?

ALL of the examples go through a lot of explanation then only forecast one data point. I need to forecast more than on data point, but I can't find an example anywhere to do that.

If you use the example as in the books you end up reverting to the last value and getting the same number over and over again.

Can someone point me in the right direction of what I need to learn to do what I want ?