In this 2 hour long project-based course, you will learn the basics of time series analysis in R. By the end of this project, you will understand the essential theory for time series analysis and have built each of the major model types (Autoregressive, Moving Average, ARMA, ARIMA, and decomposition) on a real world data set to forecast the future. We will go over the essential packages and functions in R as well to make time series analysis easy.
Intro to Time Series Analysis in R
Taught in English
Instructor: Vinod Bakthavachalam
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What you'll learn
Fit various types of time series models to real world data and use them to forecast the future.
Understand how to assess model fit in time series data.
Know the reasons why time series models and methodology are an important toolkit for any data scientist.
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Time Series Data Overview
Why Time Series?
Key Concepts: Autocorrelation / Autocovariance
Key Concepts: Stationarity
Checking for Stationarity
Transforming for Stationarity
Basic Model Types: AR, MA, ARMA, ARIMA, Decomposition
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Recommended experience
Some experience in R programming, ideally with packages like dplyr and ggplot. Basic understanding of hypothesis testing and linear regression.
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