Which of the following states the objective of time series analysis?

A. To predict the values of a time series based on one or more other variables
B. To analyze the cause-and-effect relationship of a dependent variable with a time series and one or more other variables
C. To use present variable values to study what should have been the ideal past values
D. To uncover a pattern in a time series and then extrapolate the pattern into the future


Answer: D

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