The OM supervisor informs you, the researcher, that the data has a large standard deviation. What data pattern would you expect to observe once you generated a time series trend?
A) horizontal
B) seasonal
C) positive/negative trend
D) cycle
E) insufficient information to derive a valid response

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A large standard deviation indicates that the data points are spread out over a wide range of values, but it does not provide specific information about the pattern of the data over time, such as whether it is horizontal, seasonal, shows a positive/negative trend, or cycles. Therefore, without additional information, it is not possible to predict the time series trend accurately.

The OM Supervisor Informs You, the Researcher, That the Data