Time Series for Data Science

In this video the authors Wayne Woodward introduces this YouTube channel and the associated book, Time Series for Data Science: Analysis and Forecasting. Useful links: Website: https://timeseriesfordatascience.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Data-Science-Forecasting-Statistical/dp/036753794X Blog: https://smu.app.box.com/s/gb4poerqj0mp4fwbe504rfskhad5mdqu Publisher site: https://www.routledge.com/Time-Series-for-Data-Science-Analysis-and-Forecasting/Woodward-Sadler-Robertson/p/book/9780367537944 The channel contains 80+ instructional time series videos. These videos cover • time series modeling, • forecasting, • and trend analysis using ARMA/ARIMA methods. • We also cover multivariate time series analysis and • analysis of time series using neural network methods • data handling using the R package tswge developed by the channel authors This channel is • NOT your “time series in 15 minutes” channel, • but it includes over 80 videos covering serious topics, often with the use of a light board. The videos are mostly done by Dr. Bivin Sadler and Dr. Stephen Robertson of the Department of Statistics and Data Science at SMU. • Both are award winning teachers • who have extensive experience teaching courses in time series (and other statistics/data science) courses in applied MS programs at SMU. Many students in these programs have gone on to • productive careers in statistics and data analysis • and many tell us that their time series training has been very useful. Dr’s Sadler and Robertson have teamed up with me to write a time series book that has been the culmination of years of teaching time series at SMU. I have • over 70 refereed publications, many in time series • and have co-authored 4 previous books, - one of which is on time series analysis. Our new book is Time Series Analysis for Data Science: Analysis and Forecasting. It’s the first time series book we’re aware of that directly targets Data Scientists and Data Science students. It’s also appropriate for: • Professional master’s programs in Applied Statistics • Upper-level undergraduate courses in Time Series analysis • MBA programs in Business Analytics. We wrote the book because it has been our experience that existing books for this audience tend to either be • “cookbooks” • or tend to get bogged down in mathematics. The book is written at a level accessible to students who have LITTLE OR NO CALCULUS, • but at the same time is in no way a “cookbook” of time series methods.  There’s lots of “meat” and discussion of the why and not just the how. The book also covers issues regarding • data handling, • wrangling, • cleaning, • dealing with missing data • and other practical issues OFTEN IGNORED IN SIMILAR BOOKS. We take a great deal of effort helping readers understand this field and to become efficient in the use of tools needed to address practical on-the-job time series applications. In short, we believe that this book uniquely fills a niche in the applied time series book market. Most of the videos in this channel • are accessible via QR codes within the book, • and were recorded by the authors to reinforce topics covered in the book. While these videos provide hands-on training in a wide variety of time series topics, • clearly viewing the videos WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MATERIAL IN THE BOOK provides a much better understanding of the topics. We hope you enjoy the channel and consider buying the book. It's a great resource book and it's very readable.