Multiple Choice
The high and low values of the "ratios of actuals to moving average" are ignored when finalizing the seasonal index for a period (month or quarter) in time series decomposition.The rationale for this is to ________.
A) reduce the sample size
B) eliminate autocorrelation
C) minimize serial correlation
D) eliminate the irregular component
E) eliminate the trend
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