Photo Equipment Store Earnings
the Quarterly Earnings of a Chain

question 6

Essay

Photo Equipment Store Earnings
The quarterly earnings of a chain of Photo Equipment stores have been recorded for the years 2011-2014.These data (in millions of dollars)are shown in the accompanying table.
$$\begin{array}{l}\text { Year }\\\begin{array} { | c | c c c c | } \hline \text { Quarter } & 2011 & 2012 & 2013 & 2014 \\\hline 1 & 65 & 70 & 73 & 79 \\2 & 80 & 88 & 90 & 95 \\3 & 98 & 103 & 107 & 111 \\4 & 67 & 74 & 76 & 80 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-The trend line $\tilde { y } _ { t }$ = 1800 + 75t - 2t² and seasonal indexes shown in the table below were computed from five years of quarterly observations.Forecast the four quarterly values for next year.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | } \hline \text { Quarter } & \mathbf { SI } _ { \mathbf { t } } \\\hline 1 & 0.575 \\2 & 0.825 \\3 & 1.225 \\4 & 1.375 \\\hline\end{array}$$

Identify and describe the Big Five personality traits and their implications.

Recognize the most replicable personality types and the limitations of typological categorization.

Explain the factor analysis approach to personality and its significance.

Critically assess the validity and application of personality assessments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

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Definitions:

Convex

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Avocados

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