What Is Variation Within a Year, Such as High Sales

question 76

Multiple Choice

What is variation within a year, such as high sales at Christmas and Easter and low sales in January, called?

• A) Secular trend
• B) Seasonal variation
• C) Cyclical variation
• D) Episodic variation
• E) Irregular variation

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Definitions:

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