The Trend Line $\hat { Y } = 0.65 + 0.005 t$

question 48

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The trend line $\hat { Y } = 0.65 + 0.005 t$
was calculated from quarterly data for 2000 - 2004,where t = 1 for the first quarter of 2000.The trend value for the second quarter of the year 2005 is 0.75.

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