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Time Series Analysis with Python Cookbook
book

Time Series Analysis with Python Cookbook

by Tarek A. Atwan
June 2022
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
630 pages
13h 18m
English
Packt Publishing
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Outlier Detection Using Unsupervised Machine Learning

In Chapter 8, Outlier Detection Using Statistical Methods, you explored parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques to spot potential outliers. The methods were simple, interpretable, and yet quite effective.

Outlier detection is not straightforward, mainly due to the ambiguity surrounding the definition of what an outlier is specific to your data or the problem that you are trying to solve. For example, though common, some of the thresholds used in Chapter 8, Outlier Detection Using Statistical Methods, are still arbitrary and not a rule that you should follow. Therefore, having domain knowledge is vital to making the proper judgment when spotting outliers.

In this chapter, ...

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