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Q. The component of time series useful for long term forecasting is
  • (A) Secular trend
  • (B) Seasonal variation
  • (C) Cyclical variation
  • (D) Irregular variation
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Secular trend
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Q. Seasonal variations are short term variations with period
  • (A) less than 6 months
  • (B) less than 5 years
  • (C) less than 1 year
  • (D) more than 10 years
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) less than 1 year
πŸ“Š Business Statistics
Q. Periodic movements with duration longer than a year are called
  • (A) Seasonal movements
  • (B) Cyclic movements
  • (C) Social movements
  • (D) Cultural movements
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Cyclic movements
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Q. Cyclical variations are caused by
  • (A) Trade business cycles
  • (B) Elections
  • (C) Changes in foreign exchange
  • (D) Changes in interest rates
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Trade business cycles
πŸ“Š Business Statistics
Q. Which of the following is a method of measuring trend:
  • (A) Freehand curve
  • (B) Bar graph
  • (C) Histogram
  • (D) System Analysis
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Freehand curve
πŸ“Š Business Statistics
Q. Which of the following is a component of timer series;
  • (A) Secular trend
  • (B) Correlation
  • (C) Regression
  • (D) Consumer price index
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Secular trend
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Q. What type of index number can help the government to formulate its price policies and to take appropriate economic measures to control prices:
  • (A) Whole sale price index
  • (B) Consumer's price
  • (C) Quantity
  • (D) None of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Consumer's price
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Q. The general purchasing power of the currency of a country is determined by:
  • (A) Retail price index
  • (B) Volume index
  • (C) Composite index
  • (D) Whole-sale price index
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Whole-sale price index
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Q. In constructing index number geometric mean relatives are:
  • (A) Non-reversible
  • (B) Reciprocal
  • (C) Reversible
  • (D) None of them
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Reversible
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Q. Relationship between correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination is that
  • (A) both are unrelated
  • (B) The coefficient of determination is the coefficient of correlation squared
  • (C) The coefficient of determination is the square root of the coefficient of correlation
  • (D) both are equal
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) The coefficient of determination is the coefficient of correlation squared