Here are the Chicago White Sox attendance figures for their 82 home games from 1995 through 2006.

Year Attendance Year Attendance

1995 1,609,773 2001 1,766,172
1996 1,676,416 2002 1,676,416
1997 1,865,222 2003 1,939,594
1998 1,391,146 2004 1,930,537
1999 1,338,851 2005 2,342,834
2000 1,947,799 2006 2,957,414

Predict the White Sox attendance for 2007.

Please Show all formula use to get the attendance for 2007

Now examine the division place and the number of wins for the White Sox from 1995 through 2006

Year Wins Games Behind
1995 68 32
1996 85 14
1997 80 6
1998 80 9
1999 75 21
2000 95 +5
2001 83 8
2002 81 13
2003 86 4
2004 83 9
2005 99 ___
2006 90 6

a. Which is more important for predicting the attendance, the previous year or the current year?

b. What factors would you consider as influencing the sporting event attendance?

c. What forecasting model would you use to best predict the White Sox attendance?