The Least Squares Method Refers to

question 94

Multiple Choice

The least squares method refers to

• A) a computation in linear regression.
• B) selecting participants for the Delphi Technique.
• C) time series decomposition into smaller and smaller units.
• D) determining the smallest sources of error in a forecast.
• E) calculating the running sum of forecast errors.

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