Moving Averages
Moving Averages: Overview
This topic enhances our knowledge on the concept of moving averages in brief. We will understand it by various types of data from the different observations. We will also discuss its purpose and the concept of period of cycle.
Important Questions on Moving Averages
The number of road accidents in the city due to rash driving, over a period of years, is given in the following table:
Year | Jan-Mar | April-June | July-Sept. | Oct-Dec. |
Calculate four quarterly moving averages.

Assuming a four yearly cycle, calculate the trend by the method of moving averages from the following data:
Year | ||||||||||
Value |

The number of letters, in hundreds, posted in a certain city on each day of a week is given as follows: . Calculate the three-day moving averages and display these graphically.

The table given below shows that the daily attendance in thousands at a certain exhibition over a period of two weeks:
Week | |||||||
Week |
Calculate seven day moving averages.

Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Moving averages help technical traders to generate trading signals.

A moving average is a technical indicator that market analysts and investors may use to determine the direction of a trend.


Calculate five yearly moving averages of the number of students who have studied in a school given below:
Year |
Production (in tonnes) |

Calculate the -yearly moving averages for the following data:
Year | |||||||
Value |

