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Management · Q199

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 199

Q199

One way to obtain earnings forecasts is the mechanical procedure known as___________.

A.
cross-reference analysis
B.
exponential trending
C.
time series analysis
Answer
D.
data mining

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
One way to obtain earnings forecasts is the mechanical procedure known as time series analysis. Time series analysis is a statistical technique that deals with time series data, or trend analysis. Time series data means that data is in a series of particular time periods or intervals.