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3. Seasonal components
a. cannot be predicted.
b. are regular repeated patterns.
c. are long runs of observations above or below the trend line.
d. reflect a shift in the series over time.
4. Short-term, unanticipated, and nonrecurring factors in a time series provide the random
variability known as
a. uncertainty.
b. the forecast error.
c. the residuals.
d. the irregular component.
6. Linear trend is calculated as Tt = 28.5 + .75t. The trend projection for period 15 is
a. 11.25
b. 28.50
c. 39.75
d. 44.25
14. If data for a time series analysis is collected on an annual basis only, which component
may be ignored?
a. trend
b. seasonal
c. cyclical
d. irregular
1. If
2.