A Forecaster Used the Regression Equation $Q _ { t } = a + b t + c _ { 1 } D _ { 1 } + c _ { 2 } D _ { 2 } + c _ { 3 } D _ { 3 }$

Multiple Choice

A forecaster used the regression equation $Q _ { t } = a + b t + c _ { 1 } D _ { 1 } + c _ { 2 } D _ { 2 } + c _ { 3 } D _ { 3 }$ and quarterly sales data for 2004I-2021IV (t = 1,...,64) for an appliance manufacturer to obtain the results shown below.Q is quarterly sales,and $D _ { 1 } , D _ { 2 }$ and $D _ { 3 }$ are dummy variables for quarters I,II,and III. At the 5 percent level of significance,is there a statistically significant trend in sales?

A) Yes,because 0.0362 < 0.05.
B) No,because 0.0362 > 0.01.
C) Yes,because 0.700 > 0.05.
D) Yes,because 2.14 >0.05.
E) both c and d