prediction, prediction of time series, regression models
Abstract:
Introduction to time series prediction, meaning of prediction, basics of quantitative prediction. Methods for predictive quality evaluation, descriptive statistics, MAE, MAPE, RMSE, naive prediction, prediction for general formula of loss function. Calculation and programming environment R. Regression models, basics of linear regression, simple regression. Multiple regression, statistical tests of linear dependence, selection of input variables.
Objectives:
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the possibilities of prediction of time series, to teach students to understand the prediction quality evaluation and to create simple regression models.