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Assignment 4
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Week 1 1) Data that increases by a constant amount at each successive time period shows: 1 point

Week 2 Nonlinear trend

Linear trend
Week 3
Exponential trend
Week 4
Polynomial trend
Regression
Based
No, the answer is incorrect.
Forecasting Score: 0
Methods- Part I Accepted Answers:
Regression Linear trend
Based
Forecasting 2) In following regression equation: Yt = α+β*t+ε 1 point
Methods- Part Where t = time index, Yt = number of bicycle riders at time t, and t= 1, 2, 3,…..
II Which of the following component from the above regression equation leads to trend?

Regression
Based
Forecasting t
Methods-Part
III ε

Time Series α
Forecasting-
β
Smoothing
Methods Part I No, the answer is incorrect.
Time Series Score: 0
Forecasting - Accepted Answers:
Smoothing
β
Methods Part II

Quiz : 3) Which of the following is not a type of variation in time-series forecasting? 1 point
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Predictable

4) Trend projection is an example of which kind of forecasting? 1 point

Qualitative

Time-series

Barometric

Econometric

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Accepted Answers:
Time-series

5) Exponential trend can be expressed using following equation: 1 point

Yt=αe^(βt+ε)

Yt=α+β

ln(Yt)=αe^βt

None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
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Yt=αe^(βt+ε)

6) Polynomial trend generally follows: 1 point

T-shape

U-shape

Linear

V-shape

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
U-shape

7) How many predictors are present in the following equation? 1 point

Y = β0+β1X+β2Z+ε

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
2

8) To uncover global trend which of the following would be suitable: 1 point

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Low value of w

High value of w

Mean value of w

w=0

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
High value of w

9) To select a value for α for exponential smoothing- 1 point

Use a small α when the series varies substantially

Use a large α when the series has little random variability

Use any value between 0 and 1

All of the alternatives are true

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
All of the alternatives are true

10)Calculate four-period moving average forecast from the following last six periods dataset: 1 point

Period Demand
1 38
2 40
3 42
4 40
5 44
6 38

40

41

42

43

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
41

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