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(1)
The best-fitted trend line is one for which sum of squares of residuals or errors is
[A]
Positive
[B]
Minimum
[C]
Negative
[D]
Maximum
(2)
The following are the movement(s) in the secular trend
[A]
Smooth
[B]
Regular
[C]
Steady
[D]
All of the above
(3)
Graph of time series is called
[A]
Line graph
[B]
Trend
[C]
Historigram
[D]
Histogram
(4)
Additive model for time series Y = . . .
[A]
T $\times$ S $\times$ C $\times$ I
[B]
T $-$ S $-$ C $-$ I
[C]
T + S + C + I
[D]
None of these
(5)
Prosperity, Recession, and depression in a business is an example of
[A]
Irregular Trend
[B]
Secular Trend
[C]
Cyclical Trend
[D]
Seasonal Trend
(6)
In the theory of time series, shortage of certain consumer goods before the annual budget is due to
[A]
Seasonal Variation
[B]
Secular Trend
[C]
Irregular Variations
[D]
Cyclical Variation
Answer: Seasonal Variation
(7)
In the measurement of the secular trend, the moving averages:
[A]
Smooth out the time series
[B]
Give the trend in a straight line
[C]
Measure the seasonal variations
[D]
None of these
Answer: Smooth out the time series
(8)
Multiplicative model for time series is Y = . . .
[A]
T $\times$ S $\times$ C $\times$ I
[B]
T + S + C + I
[C]
T $-$ S $-$ C $-$ I
[D]
None of these
Answer: T $\times$ S $\times$ C $\times$ I
(9)
A set of observations recorded at an equal interval of time is called
[A]
Array data
[B]
Data
[C]
Geometric Series
[D]
Time series data
(10)
A fire in a factory delaying production for some weeks is
[A]
Secular Trend
[B]
Cyclical Trend
[C]
Irregular Trend
[D]
Seasonal Trend
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