Company is an automobile replacement parts dealer in large metropolitan community. B company is preparing its sales forecasts for the coming year. Data regarding both B company’s and industry sales of replacement parts as well as both the used and new B company sales in the community for the last 10 years have been accumulated. If B company wants to determine if there is a historical trend in the growth of its sales as well as the growth of industry sales of replacement parts, the company would employ A. Simulation techniques B. Queuing theory C. Statistical sampling D. Time series analysis

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Company is an automobile replacement parts dealer in large metropolitan community. B company is preparing its sales forecasts for the coming year. Data regarding both B company’s and industry sales of replacement parts as well as both the used and new B company sales in the community for the last 10 years have been accumulated. If B company wants to determine if there is a historical trend in the growth of its sales as well as the growth of industry sales of replacement parts, the company would employ A. Simulation techniques B. Queuing theory C. Statistical sampling D. Time series analysis
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