Which time series plot correctly represents the data in the table below?

Question

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct. A time series plot displays data points in chronological order with time on the horizontal axis and the measured variable on the vertical axis, with consecutive points connected by line segments. Option A correctly places 'Quarter' on the horizontal axis from Q1 2023 to Q4 2024, 'Sales ($'000)' on the vertical axis with an appropriate scale (0 to 70), plots all eight data points at their correct coordinates from the table (45, 52, 48, 58, 50, 57, 53, 63), and connects them with line segments to show the sales trend over the two-year period.

Construct and use time series plots.

Practise this objective

Practice questions for this objective

More in Describing and interpreting patterns in time series data