10.2 - Components of Time Series
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Practice Questions
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Define 'Trend' in the context of time series.
💡 Hint: Think about whether the data goes up or down over time.
What is 'Seasonality'?
💡 Hint: Consider patterns that repeat, like seasons in a year.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What component of a time series reflects long-term movement?
💡 Hint: Consider what describes the overall direction of the time series.
True or False: Cyclic patterns always occur at regular intervals.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the nature of cycles versus seasons.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset of monthly airline passenger numbers over several years, identify trends, seasonal patterns, cyclic effects, and irregular variations.
💡 Hint: Use visual analysis and statistical measures to support your observations.
Outline the process you would use to select between an additive and multiplicative model for a time series with seasonal fluctuations that seem to vary in magnitude.
💡 Hint: Keep in mind the impact of seasonality's size relative to the overall data.
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