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Forecasting Competitions Datasets in Python

2026-01-26 by Ivan Svetunkov

Here is one small, unexpected piece of news: I now have my first package on PyPI! It’s called fcompdata, and let me tell you a little bit about it. When I test my functions in R, I usually use the M1, M3, and tourism competition datasets because they are diverse enough, containing seasonal, non-seasonal, trended, … Read more

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