A firm uses trend projection and seasonal factors to simulate sales for a given time period. It assigns "0" if sales fall, "1" if sales are steady, "2" if sales rise moderately, and "3" if sales rise a lot.
The simulator generates the following output. $\begin{array}{llcc}
0&1&0&2&0&0&0&1&0&3&2&0&0&0&0&2&1&2&3&1&2&0&2&0&3&0&0&2&1&0&1
\end{array}$
Estimate the probability that sales will rise moderately.
A) 0.312
B) 0.226
C) 0.258
D) 0.233

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A firm uses trend projection and seasonal factors to simulate sales for a given time period. It assigns "0" if sales fall, "1" if sales are steady, "2" if sales rise moderately, and "3" if sales rise a lot.
The simulator generates the following output. $\begin{array}{llcc}
0&1&0&2&0&0&0&1&0&3&2&0&0&0&0&2&1&2&3&1&2&0&2&0&3&0&0&2&1&0&1
\end{array}$
 Estimate the probability that sales will rise moderately.
A) 0.312
B) 0.226
C) 0.258
D) 0.233

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The Answer of A firm uses trend projection and seasonal factors to simulate sales for a given time period. It assigns "0" if sales fall, "1" if sales are steady, "2" if sales rise moderately, and "3" if sales rise a lot.
The simulator generates the following output. $\begin{array}{llcc}
0&1&0&2&0&0&0&1&0&3&2&0&0&0&0&2&1&2&3&1&2&0&2&0&3&0&0&2&1&0&1
\end{array}$
 Estimate the probability that sales will rise moderately.
A) 0.312
B) 0.226
C) 0.258
D) 0.233