If Time-Series Data Exhibit a Seasonal Pattern, Which of the Following

question 128

Multiple Choice

If time-series data exhibit a seasonal pattern, which of the following approaches could be used to compute season indexes?

• A) The exponential smoothing technique
• B) The multiplicative model
• C) The Pearson product-moment approach
• D) None of the above

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