The Trend Line ?_t = 14

question 19

True/False

The trend line ?_t = 14.13 - 0.54t was calculated from quarterly data for 2006-2010, where t = 1 for the first quarter of 2006. The trend value for the fourth quarter of the year 2011 is 1.170.

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