A Company Has Developed a Linear Trend Model to Forecast

question 8

Multiple Choice

A company has developed a linear trend model to forecast monthly sales.The following data show the actual sales and the "fitted" sales for months 1-12. Based on these data,what is the mean square error for the linear trend model?

• A)Approximately 7,968
• B)About 99,615
• C)Nearly 18,000
• D)None of the above.

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