Use the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 5

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the question(s) below.
The time series graph below shows annual sales figures (in thousands of dollars) for a well known department store chain.
-Which model would be most appropriate for forecasting this series?

• A) Moving Average
• B) Single Exponential Smoothing
• C) Quadratic Trend
• D) Linear Trend
• E) Seasonal Regression

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