The Forecasting Techniques That Assume Past Sales Patterns Will Continue

question 136

Multiple Choice

The forecasting techniques that assume past sales patterns will continue into the future are all variations of

• A) regression analysis.
• B) random factor analysis.
• C) seasonal analysis.
• D) time series analysis.
• E) past sales forecasting surveys.

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