The More Novel a New Product or Service Design Is

question 124

Multiple Choice

The more novel a new product or service design is, the more forecasters have to rely on

• A)subjective estimates.
• B)seasonality.
• C)cyclicality.
• D)historical data.
• E)smoothed variation.

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