A forecaster used the following regression equation and quarterly sales data during 1999II - 2007IV (t = 1, ..., 35) for an appliance manufacturer to obtain the estimation results shown below. Q is quarterly sales, and ,and are seasonal dummy variables for quarters I, II, and III.

-The estimated intercepts for each of the four quarters are:
Intercept for quarter 1 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 2 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 3 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 4 is __________.

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A forecaster used the following regression equation  and quarterly sales data during 1999II - 2007IV (t = 1, ..., 35) for an appliance manufacturer to obtain the estimation results shown below. Q is quarterly sales, and  ,and  are seasonal dummy variables for quarters I, II, and III.
 
-The estimated intercepts for each of the four quarters are:
Intercept for quarter 1 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 2 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 3 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 4 is __________.

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The Answer of A forecaster used the following regression equation  and quarterly sales data during 1999II - 2007IV (t = 1, ..., 35) for an appliance manufacturer to obtain the estimation results shown below. Q is quarterly sales, and  ,and  are seasonal dummy variables for quarters I, II, and III.
 
-The estimated intercepts for each of the four quarters are:
Intercept for quarter 1 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 2 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 3 is __________.
Intercept for quarter 4 is __________.

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