Christmas tree sales 2004-2016
Steps: 1. select recent case study with time series price data which includes one item to be analysed. You can use a data from your area of specialization and excel software. 2. Use sample size, which is not more than 15 and not less than 10 observations. 3. After reading section 16.1from your both eBook and slides, identify the following for your dataset: i. Time series component. You can draw line chart to support your answer. ii. Compute the simple Index number for your data (use period one (year, day,…etc.) as a base period). iii. Determine the actual percentage growth between the base period and the tenth period in your data. iv. Determine the actual percentage growth between period six and the tenth period in your data. 4. Discuss your results in each point as stated below. Notes: 1. You will be required to write and submit a short paper (Max. 4 pages, typewritten and have at least a 12-point font – Times New Roman) that describes your case study. 2. The paper should be presented as follows: • Introduction • Research methodology • Research findings and discussion (Step 3) • Appendix contains the data used in your research (if you include the data in the analysis part then you don’t need insert it in the appendix) • References in APA style
