Applied Statistics in Business and Economics

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ISBN: 9781259329050

Author: DOANE

Publisher: MCG

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(a) When might a quadratic model be useful? (b) What precautions must be taken when forecasting with a quadratic model? (c) Why are higher-order polynomial models dangerous?

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