Case

Number of inputs

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Number of inputs needed to reach Deterioration Phase 1

Simple moving average method

9

6

5

6

Weighted moving average method

6

4

3

4

Exponential moving average method

6

4

3

4

Number of inputs needed to reach Deterioration Phase 2

Simple moving average method

11

8

8

Weighted moving average method

8

5

6

Exponential moving average method

10

6

6