The Term B₁ in the Equation $\tilde { y } _ { t }$

question 106

Multiple Choice

The term b₁ in the equation $\tilde { y } _ { t }$ = b₀ + b₁t + b₂Q₁ + b₃Q₂ +b₄Q₃,where $\tilde { y } _ { t }$ represents the predicted value of y at time t,is:

• A) time trend
• B) seasonal trend
• C) an indicator variable
• D) a value between 0 and 4

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