Which of the Following Equations Will Deseasonalise a Time Series $\times$

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following equations will deseasonalise a time series, where T, C, S and R are respectively the trend, cyclical, seasonal and random variation components of the time series?

• A) (T \(\times\) C \(\times\) S \(\times\) R) / T = C \(\times\) S \(\times\) R.
• B) (T \(\times\) C \(\times\) S \(\times\) R) / C = T \(\times\) S \(\times\) R.
• C) (T \(\times\) C \(\times\) S \(\times\) R) / S = T \(\times\) C \(\times\) R.
• D) (T \(\times\) C \(\times\) S \(\times\) R) / R = T \(\times\) C \(\times\) S.

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