Arrow Air is a regional East Coast airline. It has collected data for the percentage of available seats occupied on its flights for four quarters
Arrow Air is a regional East Coast airline. It has collected data for the percentage of available seats occupied on its flights for four quarters—(1) January–March, (2) April–June, (3) July–September, and (4) October–December—for the past five years. The company also has collected data for the average percentage fare discount for each of these quarters as follows:YearQuarter% Seat Occupancy% Average Fare Discount116321275343761845826215918262403812547630316523270283783046935415920261353832647130516025266373862547430Develop a seasonally adjusted forecast model for seat occupancy. Forecast seat occupancy for year 6 (using a linear trend line forecast estimate for seat occupancy in year 6).Develop linear regression models relating seat occupancy to discount fares to forecast seat occupancy for each quarter in year 6. Assume a fare discount of 20% for quarter 1, 36% for quarter 2, 25% for quarter 3, and 30% for quarter 4.Compare the forecasts developed in parts (a) and (b) and indicate which one appears to be the best.