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8. Examine the following quarterly data: Quarter 11 Quarter 2 2 Quarter 3 3 15 26 20 12 34 51 Quarter 44 Quarter 1 5 Quarter
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a) The calculation are given below in table

S.No Year Time Series (Yt) MA(4) CMA RTMA= Yt/CMA S-Index Dt=Yt/S-Index Trend=-2.970+5.475X
1 Year1 Quarter 1 9 0.97 9.28 -2.97
2 Quarter 2 5 0.59 8.47 2.51
3 Quarter 3 15 13.75 15.13 0.99 1.02 14.71 7.98
4 Quarter 4 26 16.50 17.38 1.5 1.41 18.44 13.46
5 Year2 Quarter 1 20 18.25 20.63 0.97 0.97 20.62 18.93
6 Quarter 2 12 23.00 26.13 0.46 0.59 20.34 24.41
7 Quarter 3 34 29.25 32.25 1.05 1.02 33.33 29.88
8 Quarter 4 51 35.25 38.50 1.32 1.41 36.17 35.36
9 Year3 Quarter 1 44 41.75 45.25 0.97 0.97 45.36 40.83
10 Quarter 2 38 48.75 52.88 0.72 0.59 64.41 46.31
11 Quarter 3 62 57.00 1.02 60.78 51.78
12 Quarter 4 84 1.41 59.57 237.74
13 Year4 Quarter 1 239.40
14 Quarter 2 241.05
15 Quarter 3 242.71
16 Quarter 4 244.37

where MA(4) = moving average for four periods

CMA = center moving average

RTMA = Ration to moving Average

S- index = is seasonal index

Dt = Deseasonalized index

Yt = time series

The Seasonal indexes are given below in the table

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Average
Quarter 1 0.97 0.97 0.97
Quarter 2 0.46 0.72 0.59
Quarter 3 0.99 1.05 1.02
Quarter 4 1.5 1.32 1.41

b) The trend line equation is

Trend=-2.970+5.475X

and the forecasts are given below in the table

Time period Forecast
13 Quarter 1 239.4
14 Quarter 2 241.05
15 Quarter 3 242.71
16 Quarter 4 244.37
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