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(1)
A complete cycle consists of a period of:
[A]
Prosperity and depression
[B]
Prosperity and recovery
[C]
Prosperity and recession
[D]
Recession and recovery
Answer: Prosperity and recession
(2)
Most frequency used mathematical model of a time series is:
[A]
Additive model
[B]
Mixed model
[C]
Multiplicative model
[D]
Regression model
Answer: Multiplicative model
(3)
A time series consists of:
[A]
No mathematical model
[B]
One mathematical model
[C]
Two mathematical models
[D]
Three mathematical models
Answer: Three mathematical models
(4)
In a straight line equation Y = a + bX; a is the:
[A]
X-intercept
[B]
Slope
[C]
Y-intercept
[D]
None of them
(5)
In a straight line equation Y = a + bX; b is the:
[A]
Y-intercept
[B]
Slope
[C]
X-intercept
[D]
Trend
(6)
Value of b in the trend line Y = a + bX is:
[A]
Always negative
[B]
Always positive
[C]
Always zero
[D]
Both negative and positive
Answer: Both negative and positive
(7)
In semi averages method, we decide the data into:
[A]
Two parts
[B]
Two equal parts
[C]
Three parts
[D]
Difficult to tell
(8)
In fitting a straight line, the value of slope b remain unchanged with the change of:
[A]
Scale
[B]
Origin
[C]
Both (a) and (b)
[D]
Neither (a) and (b)
(9)
Moving average method is used for measurement of trend when:
[A]
Trend is linear
[B]
Trend is non linear
[C]
Trend is curvilinear
[D]
None of them
(10)
When the trend is of exponential type, the moving averages are to be computed by using:
[A]
Arithmetic mean
[B]
Geometric mean
[C]
Harmonic mean
[D]
Weighted mean
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