Which of the following is TRUE regarding the two smoothing constants of the Forecast Including Trend (FIT) model?

A) One constant is positive, while the other is negative.
B) They are called MAD and cumulative error.
C) Alpha is always smaller than beta.
D) One constant smoothes the regression intercept, whereas the other smoothes the regression slope.
E) Their values are determined independently.


E

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