January 2026
Intermediate to advanced
812 pages
21h 41m
English
In addition to missing data, as discussed in Chapter 6, a common data issue you may face is the presence of outliers. Identifying and properly handling outliers is a crucial step in time-series analysis, as even a small number of extreme values can significantly impact forecasting models, distort statistical properties, lead to biased parameter estimates, and result in inaccurate forecasts that could impact decisions. Outliers can appear in several forms: point outliers, collective outliers, or contextual outliers. For example, a point outlier occurs when a data point deviates significantly from the rest of the population—sometimes referred to as a global outlier. Collective outliers, which are groups ...
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