The High and Low Values of the "Ratios of Actuals

question 60

Multiple Choice

The high and low values of the "ratios of actuals to moving average" are ignored when finalizing the seasonal index for a period (month or quarter) in time series decomposition.The rationale for this is to ________.

• A)reduce the sample size
• B)eliminate autocorrelation
• C)minimize serial correlation
• D)eliminate the irregular component
• E)eliminate the trend

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