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Level 4 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Time Series and Trend Interpretation

AB404 · Quantitative Methods in a Business Context — Week 10 of 16

CourseAB404
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Time Series and Trend Interpretation

  1. Time series components
  2. Moving averages calculation
  3. Trend line extraction
  4. Interpreting trend and seasonal patterns in revenue graphs
  5. Lec 08-Time Series Forecasting
  6. Forecasting METHODS - Qualitative and Quantitative Walkthrough in Excel
  7. Lec 34 - Demand Forecasting in B2B Markets: Quantitative Methods 1

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Interpret mathematical graphs of accounting data.
  • 3.2 Represent and interpret business and management data.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: interpret mathematical graphs of accounting data.

Study materials

Videos

  • Forecasting METHODS - Qualitative and Quantitative Walkthrough in Excel · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 20 min · for registered students
  • Time Series Analysis - ACCA Management Accounting (MA) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 36 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Data Science, ch. 5: Time Series and Forecasting · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 223–274 · for registered students
  • Introductory Business Statistics 2e, ch. 2.1: Display data (incl. line graphs) · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 46–64 · for registered students
  • Thriving Through Seasonal Cash Flow Challenges: Strategies for Seasonal Small Businesses · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Business Data
  • Week 2: Essential Numerical Techniques for Business
  • Week 3: Cost and Pricing Calculations
  • Week 4: Financial Mathematics for Decision Making
  • Week 5: Tabular Data and Chart Construction
  • Week 6: Principles of Graphical Construction
  • Week 7: Plotting and Interpreting Management Graphs
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Descriptive Statistics for Data Interpretation
  • Week 10: Time Series and Trend Interpretation
  • Week 11: Data Communication and Stakeholder Reporting
  • Week 12: Applying Quantitative Methods in a Business Context in prac…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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