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(1)
An orderly set of data arranged in accordance with their time of occurrence is called:
[A]
Arithmetic series
[B]
Harmonic series
[C]
Geometric seriess
[D]
Time series
(2)
A time series consists of:
[A]
Short-term variations
[B]
Long-term variations
[C]
Irregular variations
[D]
All of the above
(3)
Secular trend can be measured by:
[A]
Two methods
[B]
Three methods
[C]
Four methods
[D]
Five methods
(4)
The secular trend is measured by the method of semi-averages when:
[A]
Time series based on yearly values
[B]
Trend is linear
[C]
Time series consists of even number of values
[D]
None of them
(5)
Increase in the number of patients in the hospital due to heat stroke is:
[A]
Secular trend
[B]
Irregular variation
[C]
Seasonal variation
[D]
Cyclical variation
Answer: Seasonal variation
(6)
The systematic components of time series which follow regular pattern of variations are called:
[A]
Signal
[B]
Noise
[C]
Additive modeln
[D]
Multiplicative model
(7)
The unsystematic sequence which follows irregular pattern of variations is called:
[A]
Noise
[B]
Signal
[C]
Linear
[D]
Non-linear
(8)
In time series seasonal variations can occur within a period of:
[A]
Four years
[B]
Three years
[C]
One year
[D]
Nine years
(9)
Wheat crops badly damaged on account of rains is:
[A]
Cyclical movement
[B]
Random movement
[C]
Secular trend
[D]
Seasonal movement
(10)
The method of moving average is used to find the:
[A]
Secular trend
[B]
Seasonal variation
[C]
Cyclical variation
[D]
Irregular variation
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