Question

To appropriately analyze and interpret data, you should: Select one: a. compare a data point (e.g. sales in September) to its previous value (e.g. sales in August) b. compare a data point (e.g. sales in September 2013) to its value in the previous year (e.g. sales in September 2012) c. only compare year-to-date data d. avoid paired comparisons and only present data in its proper historical context

Answer 1

c. only compare year-to-date data

Step-by-step explanation:

The year to date data refer to the time period that starts from the first day of the present calender year or fiscal year to the present date. It is useful to analyze and interpret the data in order to see the trends of the business over the time also at the same time it compared the performance with that of competitors or the peers who deals in same industry

Therefore the option c is correct