Resampling, smoothing, and other estimates
Another useful method to visualize and make some of the initial analysis of the data is resampling, smoothing, and other rolling estimates. When resampling, a frequency keyword needs to be passed to the function. This is a combination of integers and letters, where the letters signify the type of the integer. To give you an idea, some of the frequency specifiers are as follows:
B, business, or D, calendar day
W, weekly
M, calendar month end or MS for start
Q, calendar quarter end or QS for start
A, calendar year end, or AS for start
H, hourly, T, minutely
Most of these can be modified by adding a B at the start of the specifier to change it to Business (month, quarter, year, and so on), and there are a ...
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