Deep Learning in Time Series Analysis

4 Basics of Time Series

The term time series, is defined by “a sequence of data in a known time order”, and comprises a number of the notions and considerations, entailing further explanations. This chapter is dedicated to bring up the definitions and presumptions which need to be considered, when time series analysis is an objective. Sections of the chapter are arranged in an order from the basic introductory, up to the advanced definitions to addressing rather sophisticated topics such as sector processing, which have been recently introduced to this context. The first two sections, addressed in the introduction, try to bring the reader into the context for further elucidation as these notions will provide a base for the theoretical foundations ...