The Quarterly Earnings of a Large Microcomputer Company Have Been

question 103

Essay

The quarterly earnings of a large microcomputer company have been recorded for the years 2011-2014.These data (in millions of dollars)are shown in the accompanying table.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Year }\\\begin{array} { | c | c c c c | } \hline \text { Quarter } & 2011 & 2012 & 2013 & 2014 \\\hline 1 & 60 & 65 & 68 & 74 \\2 & 75 & 83 & 85 & 90 \\3 & 93 & 98 & 102 & 106 \\4 & 62 & 69 & 71 & 75 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ Use an appropriate moving average to measure the quarterly variation by computing the seasonal (quarterly)indexes.

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