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Choose the correct alternative:
A time series is a set of data recorded
Options
Periodically
Weekly
Successive points of time
All the above
Solution
All the above
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| 1980 | 123 |
| 1981 | 117 |
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| 1983 | 125 |
| 1984 | 124 |
| 1985 | 130 |
| 1986 | 114 |
| 1987 | 122 |
| 1988 | 129 |
| 1989 | 118 |
| 1990 | 123 |
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