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Air Traffic Methodology

Discussion of the method used by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to seasonally adjust BTS' air traffic data. Seasonal adjustment removes seasonal events that follow a regular pattern. Transportation is highly seasonal, and without adjustment, the data do not give an accurate picture...