Below You Are Given Some Values of a Time Series

question 46

Multiple Choice

Below you are given some values of a time series consisting of 27 time periods. ​ The estimated quadratic regression equation for these data is
T_t = 14.25 + .45t + .21t²
The forecasted value for time period 28 is

• A) 32.73.
• B) 100.7.
• C) 109.5.
• D) 191.49.

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