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1. A regression analysis is a linear equation between a single causal variable and multiple dependent variables.
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2. According to the textbook, typical estimates for scenario forecasting are organized into optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic scenarios.
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3. In the simple regression prediction model, X represents the independent variable.
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4. If there are several dependent variables, then the regression is referred to as multivariate regression analysis.
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5. Regression analysis is a very effective quantitative forecasting technique for all time horizons.
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6. In an impact analysis, current trends are analyzed by a panel of experts to predict future HR demand.
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7. In a simple regression, Y is the independent variable.
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8. Scenario forecasting is based on the premise that, because the future course of events is not known with certainty, it is necessary to develop several plausible sets of outcomes.
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9. In a simple regression equation, there is an assumption of linearity between the independent and dependent variables.
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10. In a trend analysis, it is necessary to extrapolate data related to historical changes.
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11. The Delphi technique is a quantitative method for deriving detailed assumptions of long-run HR demand.
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12. HR demand refers to the future need for the firm’s skills requirements, the types of jobs and the number of positions that must be filled for the firm to implement its strategy.
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13. Unlike trend analysis, impact analysis relies on subjective, but expert, judgments.
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14. Trend analyses are complex since they require the analysis of multiple variables.
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15. The demand for human capital resources is determined by the strategic and operational requirements of the firm or business unit.
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16. According to the article entitled “Projecting Labour Demand in Canada,” management occupations will feel the most intense pressure from immigration.
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17. HR budgets are a qualitative method of HR demand forecasting that estimates the number and types of personnel required by the organization.
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18. The first step in the nominal group technique is to select the experts.
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19. A staffing table forecasts the total HR demand required for operational or short-run time periods.
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20. A ratio analysis is a quantitative method of projecting HR demand by analyzing the relationship between an operational index and the number of employees required.
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21. Multivariate regression and other similar modelling/programming models depend on large amounts of reliable data.
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22. Times series models use past data to predict future demand. They can range from very simple to highly complex.
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23. Another name for the scenario forecast method is the projection forecast method.
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24. Perceived status differences may influence how experts express their views when forecasting in face-to-face groups.
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25. A regression analysis is a form of time series design that uses the data from the current year (period) to predict next year’s (period’s) demand, reflecting a linear relationship.
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26. A deficiency of the Delphi technique is that the results cannot be verified statistically.
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27. The last stage in the nominal group technique is a secret vote that determines the highest ranking for the group’s HR demand solution.
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28. In the Delphi method experts do not meet, but they do in the nominal group technique.
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29. How do the experts finally agree on a solution in the nominal group technique?
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30. An organization wants to use a qualitative demand forecasting method. Which of the following is a qualitative method?
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31. In a simple regression prediction model, what does B represent?
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32. An organization wants to use a quantitative demand forecasting method. Which of the following is NOT a quantitative method?
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33. If you want to determine the total HR demand requirement for operational or short-run time periods, what type of information should you gather?
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34. What federal government agency provides expert information for labour demand forecasting?
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35. According to the textbook, when the Delphi technique was used to identify competencies for research chef, which of the following was NOT a topic for consideration?
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36. Tim Hortons integrates digitized data from all the corporate functions, including marketing, operations, finance, and HR, as well as information from social media sources such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and more. What is this data called?
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37. Why are assumptions necessary when implementing the steps of the nominal group technique?
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38. An organization wants to determine the total HR demand requirement for long-run time periods. What would be the best way to gather this information?
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| 39. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers. What would be the most effective strategy to deal with the engineering shortages?
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| 40. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers.
What would you call the process described in this scenario?
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41. What would be the first step in HR forecasting once an organization has identified its organizational goals, objectives, and plans?
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42. Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of the nominal group technique?
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43. Which of the following is NOT typically considered to be an expert for HR forecasting?
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| 44. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers.
The situation described in this scenario can be referred to as a tight labour market. What occurs in a tight labour market?
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45. What is the most common operational index used by organizations in a trend analysis?
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46. What stage in the nominal group technique would typically ask a question like, “What will ABC Corporation’s demand for production workers be in the year 2017?”
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| 47. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers. What do the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey reports attempt to do?
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48. What type of analysis presupposes that a linear relationship exists between sales and the number of employees?
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49. The Oakland Athletics baseball team used statistical cause-and-effect models for HR planning. What do cause-and-effect models assume?
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50. An organization wants to determine its total HR demand requirement for operational or short-run time periods. What would be the best way to gather this information?
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51. What would be two human resource qualitative forecasting demand techniques?
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52. In the Delphi technique, why do the experts NOT meet face-to-face?
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53. Typically, how is most of the expert information gathered using the Delphi technique?
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54. If HR specialists use multiple predictor estimates of the future demand for personnel based on a variety of differing assumptions about how future events will unfold, what type of forecasting technique or analysis are they using?
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55. An organization is using multiple predictor estimates of the future demand for human resources based on a variety of differing assumptions about how future events will unfold. What type of forecasting technique or analysis is it using?
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56. What would be two human resource quantitative forecasting demand techniques?
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57. Which forecasting technique provides a long-run qualitative forecast where experts meet and give their assessments about the future?
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58. What type of analysis reveals the historical relationship between the operational index and the demand for labour?
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59. What method of estimating HR demand extrapolates historical organizational indices to forecast future personnel needs?
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60. Tiger Boots, a footwear retailer, is currently determining its HR demand using ratio analysis. What would be a key operational index used by Tiger Boots in a ratio analysis?
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| 61. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers. The growth in demand for civil engineering occupations has been strong due to the rising needs associated with the high number of retiring workers. Although countless challenges influence the demand for engineering professionals, what is the primary cause of demand in this case?
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| 62. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers.
Indicators suggest that the demand for engineering occupations currently exceeds supply at the provincial and national levels. What is this estimate of demand and supply called?
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63. When trying to forecast the number of employee hours required for work in a retail store during December, the HR planner used last December’s ratio of total sales to total hours worked as the basis for an estimate for the current year’s needs. What forecasting model is the HR planner using to predict future HR demand?
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64. Which forecasting technique would an organization use if it wanted to conduct a long-run qualitative forecast in which experts meet and give their assessments about the future?
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| 65. Canadian Engineering Shortages
According to a new Engineers Canada labour market projection report, there are currently labour shortages in a number of engineering occupations, particularly civil, mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineers, as well as a shortage of computer engineers at both the provincial and national levels. Occupation data sourced from the Canadian National Household Survey and the Canadian Labour Force Survey indicate that engineering occupations’ employment and wages are increasing faster than in other occupations. Unemployment is very low, less than one percent for many engineering occupations, relative to historical data and to other occupation data. Replacement demand for engineers will be particularly relevant over the next decade as the baby boom generation retires. Economic activity is generating a stronger demand for engineers in Western Canada than in Eastern Canada. Out of the fourteen different engineering occupations, the forecast for civil engineers is particularly high. It is projected that there will be an average of 2 500 job openings for civil engineers annually over the next five years. Growth in industries that employ civil engineers will generate about 1 000 of these openings each year. Another 1 500 of these job openings will be related to the replacement of retiring workers, given the high average age of 48 years old for civil engineers. What human resource technique is being used to gather the data for the Engineers Canada labour market projection report?
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66. What do you call the observed relationship between the independent and dependent variables?
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67. What is another name for the dependent variable in the simple regression prediction model?
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68. According to the textbook, what is one disadvantage of the Delphi technique?
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69. Which of the following demand forecasting methods is NOT a quantitative method?
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70. What technique should be used if you want all the participants to have equal participation in the sessions and to minimize dominance, personal attacks, and defensive behaviour?
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71. In the Delphi technique, why does the project coordinator continue to issue questionnaires to the experts?
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72. There are six steps associated with the Delphi technique for HR demand forecasting. What is the first step?
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73. An organization wants to determine the total HR demand requirement for long-run time periods. What would be the best way to gather this information?
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| 74. Analyze Case Incident: “Canadian Engineering Shortages.” Using the information you know about forecasting HR demand, what advice would you offer to Engineers Canada to address the replacement demand for engineers over the next decade |
| 75. Describe what an “expert” demand forecast is and list five different types of experts who could be involved. Identify and describe two different types of expert forecasting methods. |
| 76. What are some the advantages and disadvantages of the Delphi technique, where experts do NOT meet face-to-face? |
| 77. Describe how HR Budgets and staffing tables are applied in HR demand forecasting. |
| 78. What is envelope/scenario forecasting? Describe some of its features. |
| 79. Describe the process of scenario planning, including its strengths and limitations in determining HR demand. |
| 80. Describe trend analysis and outline the steps involved in conducting this forecasting method. What are the most common operational indices used by organizations? |
Answer Key
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| 33. a |
| 34. d |
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| 36. c |
| 37. a |
| 38. d |
| 39. b |
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| 56. a |
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| 74. The report includes provincial- and federal-level projections of supply and demand for engineers and serves to highlight the continued importance of engineers to the Canadian economy. There is a large and growing need to replace retiring engineers. This is particularly relevant for civil, mechanical, electrical/electronic, and computer engineers. Interprovincial mobility and immigration may be important in filling the positions left by retiring engineers. As a proactive strategy to deal with these shortages, Canadian universities, colleges, and technical institutions can play a critical role in increasing the number of Canadian and international students graduating with engineering degrees and technical diplomas, thereby creating new entrants to engineering occupations. Federal government policies that streamline international immigration of engineers to meet future workforce requirements may help.
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| 75. An expert forecast is a qualitative process for determining future labour requirements, a detailed process of stating assumptions, considering potential organizational and environmental changes, and deriving a rationale to support the numerical estimate. Different experts that can be involved in the process are:
∙ line managers Two different types of expert forecasting methods are the Delphi technique and the nominal group technique. The Delphi technique is a carefully designed program of sequential, individual interrogations (usually conducted through questionnaires) interspersed with information feedback on the opinions expressed by the other participants in previous rounds. Nominal group technique is a qualitative long-run forecasting technique utilizing expert assessments. Groups of experts meet face-to-face to discuss their individual findings on a specific issue and then silently vote or rank their findings on that issue. |
| 76. Advantages include:
∙ It avoids problems associated with face-to-face groups: mainly, reluctance of individual experts to participate because of shyness, perceived lower status or authority, perceived communications deficiencies, issues of individual dominance, and groupthink.
Disadvantages of this method include: ∙ Time and costs increase due to questionnaire series administered. |
| 77. HR budgets are quantitative, operational, or short-run demand estimates that contain the number and types of personnel required by the organization as a whole and for each sub-unit, division, or department.
∙ HR budgets are prepared by the HR staff in conjunction with line managers. |
| 78. Envelope/scenario forecasting uses projections, or multiple-predictor estimates, of future HR demand for personnel based on a variety of differing assumptions as to how future organizational events will unfold.
∙ comprehensive future planning of operational and short-run HR demand |
| 79. Scenario planning as a forecasting method is most often used to develop organizational strategy. A primary strength of scenario planning as a strategy-setting tool is that it encourages participants to develop strongly shared mental models of future organizational states. Scenario planning is a method for imagining future possible conditions in which the organization might operate. As a technique, it requires participants to challenge existing assumptions and to generate vivid pictures of possible future states.
The general process of scenario planning is as follows: 1. State the question about the future state of the firm or environment. For example, “How many households will own an electric car in 10 years”? |
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∙ historical relationship between an operational index and the number of employees required by the organization (demand for labour) Steps in conducting a trend analysis: 1. Select the appropriate business/operational index. Common operational indices: 1. sales level |
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