Listening Is

question 116

Multiple Choice

Listening is

• A) a passive process of perceiving a sound.
• B) a culturally sensitive process of interpretation.
• C) sound waves striking the eardrum.
• D) an active process of assigning meaning to sounds.
• E) an accommodation to the transmission and reception of messages.

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Definitions:

Demand Forecast

The process of estimating the future demand for a product or service, based on historical data, current market trends, and predictive analysis.

Correlated

The relationship between two or more variables where a change in one variable is associated with a change in another.

Exponential Smoothing

A statistical technique used in time series analysis to smooth data points and forecast future values, giving more weight to recent observations.

α

In inventory management and forecasting, α represents the smoothing constant used in exponential smoothing models, crucial for adjusting response rate to demand changes.