Originally appeared on the Ather Blog.
For those who can't be bothered to go through till the end, these visuals are now available in R in the ggTimeSeries package.
Time Series Data
Any data which has some temporal identity can be considered time series data.
Your internet data consumption every month, tracked over multiple months, would comprise time series data. If you record the distance your car has been driven every week over a long duration then you are creating time series data. Flagging every instance that you used the phrase, ‘So what else is up?’ on a phone call would also make time series data. Time series data, actually, is all around.
For those who can't be bothered to go through till the end, these visuals are now available in R in the ggTimeSeries package.
Time Series Data
Any data which has some temporal identity can be considered time series data.
Your internet data consumption every month, tracked over multiple months, would comprise time series data. If you record the distance your car has been driven every week over a long duration then you are creating time series data. Flagging every instance that you used the phrase, ‘So what else is up?’ on a phone call would also make time series data. Time series data, actually, is all around.
