All of the Following Are True About a Cyclical Pattern

question 40

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about a cyclical pattern except​ it is

• A) often due to multiyear business cycles.
• B) often combined with long-term trend patterns and called trend-cycle patterns.
• C) an alternating sequence of data points above and below the trend line.
• D) usually easier to forecast than a seasonal pattern due to less variability in length of time.

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