Part 1: Getting Started with Prophet

The first part of this book will give you an understanding of the historical developments in time-series forecasting techniques that led to the inception of Prophet and will then guide you through the installation of the program. The section continues with a walk-through of a basic Prophet forecasting model and introduces the output that this kind of model produces. Part 1 closes with a description of the math Prophet uses to build its forecasts.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, The History and Development of Time Series Forecasting
• Chapter 2, Getting Started with Prophet
• Chapter 3, How Prophet Works