Forecasting - Principles and Practice

Greg Foletta

2021-04-18

Chapter 1 - Getting Started

  • Notes - Planning & Goals, Basic Steps, Choosing and Fitting Models.

Chapter 2 - Time Series Graphics

  • Notes & Exercises - tsibble objects, Time Plots, Scatterplots, Lag Plots, Autocorrelation.

Chapter 3 - Time Series Decomposition

  • Notes & Exercises - Transformations and Adjustments, Time Series Components, Moving Averages, Classical Decomposition; X11, SEATS and STL Decomposition

Chapter 4 - Time Series Features

Chapter 5 - The Forecaster’s Toolbox

  • Notes - Simple Methods, Fitted Values and Residuals, Residual Diagnostics, Forecast Distributions, Forecasting Using Transformations & Decompositions, Evaluating Forecast Accuracy
  • Exercises

Chapter 6 - Judgmental Forecasts

  • Notes - Limitations, Principles, Delphi Method, Scenario Forecasting, Judgemental Adjustments.

Chapter 7 - Time Series Regression Models

  • Notes - Linear, Least Squares, Selecting Predictors, Forecasting with Regression, Martix Formulation, Non-linear Regression.
  • Exercises

Chapter 8 - Exponential Smoothing

  • Notes - Simple exponential smoothing, Holt’s Method, Holt-Winters Seasonal Method, Innovations State Space Models.
  • Exercises

Chapter 9 - ARIMA Models

  • Notes - Stationarity and Differencing, Backshift Notation, Autoregressive Models, Moving Average Models, Estimation and Order, Forecasting, Seasonal ARIMA.

Chapter 10 - Dynamic Regression Models

Chapter 11 - Hierarchical and Grouped Series

Chapter 12 - Advances Forecasting Methods

Chapter 13 - Practical Forecasting Issues