What is DS and Y in Prophet?

The input to Prophet is always a dataframe with two columns: ds and y . The ds (datestamp) column should be of a format expected by Pandas, ideally YYYY-MM-DD for a date or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS for a timestamp. The y column must be numeric, and represents the measurement we wish to forecast.

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How do you use a Prophet model?

To use Prophet for forecasting, first, a Prophet() object is defined and configured, then it is fit on the dataset by calling the fit() function and passing the data . The Prophet() object takes arguments to configure the type of model you want, such as the type of growth, the type of seasonality, and more.26 Ağu 2020

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Is Facebook Prophet any good?

The software is good for “the business forecast tasks we have encountered at Facebook” and that, according to the site, means hourly, daily or weekly observations with strong multiple seasonalities. In addition, Prophet is designed to deal with holidays known in advance, missing observations and large outliers.

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What is Prophet file?

Prophet’s File Generate feature helps your team track and update quotes or forms . If you or your team find yourselves constantly editing Word or Excel documents to send out to clients Prophet’s File Generation feature can make creating those files as easy as clicking a button.

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