Many time series charts seem to exhibit a pattern: an up-trend, apparent periodicity, a stochastic process that seems not to be memory-less, and so on. Look at the following picture, representing stock price simulations. Do you think there is an up-trend?
This article will also teach you how to simulate data (time series), design a predictive algorithm, and then help you check if your brain (via your eyes, used as sensors) is better at detecting patterns than your algorithm run through a computer.
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