Multiple Choice
SCENARIO 16-14 A contractor developed a multiplicative time-series model to forecast the number of contracts in future quarters, using quarterly data on number of contracts during the 3-year period from 2011 to 2013.The following is the resulting regression equation:
where
is the estimated number of contracts in a quarter. X is the coded quarterly value with X = 0 in the first quarter of 2011.
is a dummy variable equal to 1 in the first quarter of a year and 0 otherwise. Q
is a dummy variable equal to 1 in the second quarter of a year and 0 otherwise.
is a dummy variable equal to 1 in the third quarter of a year and 0 otherwise.
-Referring to Scenario 16-14 , the best interpretation of the constant 3.37 in the regression equation is:
A) the fitted value for the first quarter of 2011, prior to seasonal adjustment, is l
3.37.
B) the fitted value for the first quarter of 2011, after to seasonal adjustment, is 
C) the fitted value for the first quarter of 2011, prior to seasonal adjustment, is 1 
D) the fitted value for the first quarter of 2011, after to seasonal adjustment, is 1 
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