Course: Time Series Analysis

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Course title Time Series Analysis
Course code KMA/ACR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jašková Paulína, Mgr.
  • Vencálek Ondřej, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pavlů Ivana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. How to evaluate the quality of predictions in time series - different criteria and their advantages, Brier score 2. Holt-Winters method - an adaptive approach to modeling a time series containing a seasonal component 3. Growth curves 4. Detection of a change point in a time series 5. Models of structural change, joinpoint regression 6. Volatility modeling in economic time series - ARCH and GARCH models 7. Demand modeling and warehouse management, quantile regression 8. Prediction using ensamble-methods, predictions contests 9. Kalman filter 10. Bayesian approach to time series analysis

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Applying various methods of time-series analysis, development of statistical models.
Students will have an overview of basic principles and methods of time series analysis and will be able to use these methods.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basics of probability theory and statistics.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Credit: active participation in exercises - presentation of analyzed data Exam: understanding of the discussed time series analysis methods including orientation in theory and calculation methods.
Recommended literature
  • A. Nielsen. (2019). Practical Time Series Analysis: Prediction with Statistics and Machine Learning. O'Reilly Media.
  • D. Gardner a P. E. Tetlock. (2016). Superprognózy: Umění a věda předpovídání budoucnosti. Jan Melvil.
  • H. Kantz, T. Schreiber. (2004). Nonlinear time series analysis. Cambridge University Press.
  • J. Arlt, M. Arltová. (2009). Ekonomické časové řady. Professional Publishing.
  • S. de Kok. (2016). The Future is Uncertain. [online].
  • T. Cipra. (1986). Analýza časových řad s aplikacemi v ekonomii. SNTL, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Mathematics (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Mathematics (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter