Multiple Choice
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The table below is the data set of the number of preorders received for a particular game on a weekly basis.
The forecaster uses the Holt-Winters Exponential Smoothing for nonseasonal series to forecast the number of preorders in future time periods.
He uses α = 0.8 and β = 0.5.(Hint: Use the formula from the text to arrive at the answers. )

-Which of the following components describe the up and down movements of a time series that vary both in length and in intensity?
A) the trend component
B) the seasonal component
C) the cyclical component
D) the irregular component
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