Use This Information to Answer the Following Questions -Refer to the Table Above

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Essay

Use this information to answer the following questions.
A hot dog stand owner has collected the following time series data on the number of hot dogs sold over the last 12 quarters.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Quarter } & \text { Demand } \\\hline 1 & \text { Winter } & 29 \\\hline 1 & \text { Spring } & 65 \\\hline 1 & \text { Summer } & 56 \\\hline 1 & \text { Fall } & 45 \\\hline 2 & \text { Winter } & 23 \\\hline 2 & \text { Spring } & 57 \\\hline 2 & \text { Summer } & 48 \\\hline 2 & \text { Fall } & 32 \\\hline 3 & \text { Winter } & 14 \\\hline 3 & \text { Spring } & 55 \\\hline 3 & \text { Summer } & 52 \\\hline 3 & \text { Fall } & 25 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to the table above.Use a linear trend equation to forecast next quarterly sales.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values diverge from the mean.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, indicating a relationship but not causality.

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio indicating how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price.

Total Return

The overall financial gain or loss on an investment over a specified time period, including both capital gains and interest or dividends.