<n0:ComplexTerm xmlns:n0="http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/ComplexProperties.xsd#"><n0:term-name>Time Series Analysis</n0:term-name><n0:term-group>PT</n0:term-group><n0:term-source>NCI</n0:term-source></n0:ComplexTerm>
nci:P97
<n0:ComplexDefinition xmlns:n0="http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/ComplexProperties.xsd#"><n0:def-definition>There are two main goals of time series analysis: (a) identifying the nature of the phenomenon represented by the sequence of observations, and (b) forecasting (predicting future values of the time series variable).</n0:def-definition><n0:def-source>NCI</n0:def-source><n0:attr>from http://www.statsoftinc.com/textbook/sttimser.html</n0:attr></n0:ComplexDefinition>