The Dean of a School of Business Is Forecasting Total

question 50

Multiple Choice

The dean of a school of business is forecasting total student enrollment for this year's summer session classes based on the following historical data:

What is this year's forecast using the least squares trend line for these data?

• A)3,600
• B)3,500
• C)3,400
• D)3,300
• E)3,200

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