The Decomposition Method Attempts to Isolate Four Separate Portions of a Time

question 2

Multiple Choice

The decomposition method attempts to isolate four separate portions of a time series,which are __________.

• A)The trend, numbers, fashions, and randomness
• B)The trend, cyclical, seasonal, and random factors
• C)The trend, effect, season, and random factors
• D)The trend, forecast, smoothing, and decomposition
• E)None of these

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