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. In any given year,quarterly sales tend to vary as follows:

A) Q_I > Q_II > Q_III > Q_IV
B) Q_I > Q_II > Q_IV > Q_III
C) Q_II > Q_III > Q_IV > Q_I
D) Q_III > Q_II > Q_I > Q_IV
E) Q_III > Q_IV > Q_II > Q_I