Statistics for Business & Economics
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ISBN: 9781285528830
Author: David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 17, Problem 53SE
Refer to the Hudson Marine problem in exercise 52. Suppose the quarterly sales values for the seven years of historical data are as follows.
| Year | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Total Yearly Sales |
| 1 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 3 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 75 |
| 4 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 90 |
| 5 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 105 |
| 6 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 20 | 110 |
| 7 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 130 |
- a. Use the following dummy variables to develop an estimated regression equation to account for any season and linear trend effects in the data: Qtr1 = 1 if Quarter 1, 0 otherwise; Qtr2 = 1 if Quarter 2, 0 otherwise; and Qtr3 = 1 if Quarter 3, 0 otherwise.
- b. Compute the quarterly forecasts for next year.
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