Housing starts are the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any given month.

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Housing starts are the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any given month. It is considered to be a leading indicator of economic strength. The following table contains a portion of monthly data on housing starts (in 1,000s) in the U.S. from Jan-11 to Nov-18. 


a. Estimate and interpret the exponential seasonal trend model. 

b. Use the estimated model to forecast housing starts for December 2018.

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Business Analytics Communicating With Numbers

ISBN: 9781260785005

1st Edition

Authors: Sanjiv Jaggia, Alison Kelly, Kevin Lertwachara, Leida Chen

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