Which of the Following Is a Function of Forecasting

question 106

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a function of forecasting?

• A)setting a target value and telling the program which variable to change to reach the goal
• B)using semantic structures and linguistic relationships to extract meaningful business intelligence
• C)calculating relationships between variables and allowing users to change some variables to see how others are impacted by it
• D)analyzing seasonal trends, using statistical decision support tools, to predict the future

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