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A time series is a record of data kept at regular intervals over a period of time — daily temperature or rainfall; weekly sales or costs; monthly orders; quarterly electricity consumption; annual profit. We find time series occurring in a wide variety of situations — domestic, commerce, industry, agriculture, medicine, education, science, finance; their importance is such that they merit a special study.
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© 1978 Marjorie H. Hall
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Hall, A.H. (1978). Time Series. In: An Introduction to Statistics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03146-7_11
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