TABLE 16-11
Business Closures in Laramie, Wyoming from 1989 to 1994

question 147

True/False

TABLE 16-11
Business closures in Laramie, Wyoming from 1989 to 1994 were:
$$\begin{array} { l l } 1993 & 10 \\1994 & 11 \\1995 & 13 \\1996 & 19 \\1997 & 24 \\1998 & 35\end{array}$$ Microsoft Excel was used to fit both first-order and second-order autoregressive models, resulting in the following partial outputs:
SUMMARY OUTPUT-2nd Order
Model
$\begin{array}{lc} & \text { Coefficients } \\\text { Intercept } & -5.77 \\\text { XVariable 1 } & 0.80 \\\text { XVariable 2 } & 1.14\end{array}$

$\text {SUMMARY OUTPUT-1st Order}$
$\text {Model}$

$\begin{array}{ll} & \text { Coefficients } \\\text { Intercept } & -4.16\end{array}$

$\underline{\text {XVariable \(1 \quad 1.59\)}}$
-Referring to Table 16-11, the values of the MAD for the two models indicate that the first-order model should be used for forecasting.

Comprehend the role of peripheral structures in the functioning of the nervous system.

Grasp the fundamentals of nerve tissue organization and nerve impulses.

Understand the concept and identification of outliers using z-scores.

Interpret and calculate quartiles and percentiles in data sets.

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