Dates in timeseries models

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from __future__ import print_function
import statsmodels.api as sm
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

Getting started

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data = sm.datasets.sunspots.load()
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/statsmodels/datasets/utils.py:337: FutureWarning: load will return datasets containing pandas DataFrames and Series in the Future.  To suppress this message, specify as_pandas=False
  FutureWarning)

Right now an annual date series must be datetimes at the end of the year.

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from datetime import datetime
dates = sm.tsa.datetools.dates_from_range('1700', length=len(data.endog))

Using Pandas

Make a pandas TimeSeries or DataFrame

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endog = pd.Series(data.endog, index=dates)

Instantiate the model

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ar_model = sm.tsa.AR(endog, freq='A')
pandas_ar_res = ar_model.fit(maxlag=9, method='mle', disp=-1)

Out-of-sample prediction

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pred = pandas_ar_res.predict(start='2005', end='2015')
print(pred)
2005-12-31    20.003294
2006-12-31    24.703989
2007-12-31    20.026127
2008-12-31    23.473653
2009-12-31    30.858579
2010-12-31    61.335464
2011-12-31    87.024704
2012-12-31    91.321262
2013-12-31    79.921631
2014-12-31    60.799524
2015-12-31    40.374881
Freq: A-DEC, dtype: float64

Using explicit dates

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ar_model = sm.tsa.AR(data.endog, dates=dates, freq='A')
ar_res = ar_model.fit(maxlag=9, method='mle', disp=-1)
pred = ar_res.predict(start='2005', end='2015')
print(pred)
[20.00329441 24.70398898 20.02612701 23.47365317 30.85857851 61.33546424
 87.02470351 91.32126171 79.92163054 60.79952402 40.3748811 ]

This just returns a regular array, but since the model has date information attached, you can get the prediction dates in a roundabout way.

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print(ar_res.data.predict_dates)
DatetimeIndex(['2005-12-31', '2006-12-31', '2007-12-31', '2008-12-31',
               '2009-12-31', '2010-12-31', '2011-12-31', '2012-12-31',
               '2013-12-31', '2014-12-31', '2015-12-31'],
              dtype='datetime64[ns]', freq='A-DEC')

Note: This attribute only exists if predict has been called. It holds the dates associated with the last call to predict.