What is the use of forecast package?

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It provides the functions which are used for automatic selection of ARIMA and exponential models.

Forecast Package
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The R package forecast provides methods and tools for displaying and analysing univariate time series forecasts including exponential smoothing via state space models and automatic ARIMA modelling. This package is now retired in favour of the fable package. Forecasting is a technique that uses historical data as inputs to make informed estimates that are predictive in determining the direction of future trends. Businesses utilize forecasting to determine how to allocate their budgets or plan for anticipated expenses for an upcoming period of time.
The R package forecast provides methods and tools for displaying and analysing univariate time series forecasts including exponential smoothing via state space models and automatic ARIMA modelling.

This package is now retired in favour of the fable package. The forecast package will remain in its current state, and maintained with bug fixes only. For the latest features and development, we recommend forecasting with the fable package.

You can install the stable version from CRAN.

install.packages('forecast', dependencies = TRUE)

You can install the development version from Github

# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("robjhyndman/forecast")

Usage

library(forecast)
library(ggplot2)

# ETS forecasts
USAccDeaths %>%
  ets() %>%
  forecast() %>%
  autoplot()

# Automatic ARIMA forecasts
WWWusage %>%
  auto.arima() %>%
  forecast(h=20) %>%
  autoplot()

# ARFIMA forecasts
library(fracdiff)
x <- fracdiff.sim( 100, ma=-.4, d=.3)$series
arfima(x) %>%
  forecast(h=30) %>%
  autoplot()

# Forecasting with STL
USAccDeaths %>%
  stlm(modelfunction=ar) %>%
  forecast(h=36) %>%
  autoplot()

AirPassengers %>%
  stlf(lambda=0) %>%
  autoplot()

USAccDeaths %>%
  stl(s.window='periodic') %>%
  forecast() %>%
  autoplot()

# TBATS forecasts
USAccDeaths %>%
  tbats() %>%
  forecast() %>%
  autoplot()

taylor %>%
  tbats() %>%
  forecast() %>%
  autoplot()