Time series forecasting models are statistical techniques used to predict future values based on historical data points collected over time. These models analyze patterns, trends, and seasonality in the data to make informed predictions.
There are several types of time series forecasting models:
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA): This model combines three key aspects - autoregression (AR), moving average (MA), and differencing (I). ARIMA models are effective for data that exhibit trends and seasonality. For example, predicting monthly sales data for a retail store.
Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA): An extension of ARIMA, SARIMA models account for seasonality in the data. This makes them suitable for forecasting data with regular seasonal patterns, such as holiday sales or energy consumption.
Exponential Smoothing State Space Model (ETS): This model uses weighted averages of past observations to forecast future values, giving more weight to recent data. It's useful for data with a trend or seasonality, like website traffic forecasting.
Prophet: Developed by Facebook, Prophet is an advanced time series forecasting tool that handles missing data and shifts in trends. It's particularly effective for forecasting problems with daily observations that show multiple seasonality and trends.
Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM): A type of recurrent neural network (RNN), LSTMs are powerful for time series forecasting due to their ability to learn long-term dependencies. They're often used in complex scenarios like stock price prediction.
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