Were you put off by the title of the section? Analysis might be a bit boring, or too difficult?

Hold on!

Even if you're not interested in the materials on Linear Regression, which even we might admit can be off-putting, you really should go back to cover the explanation of time series data. The ability to analyse time series data in a variety of different formats is an essential skill in business and economics, as well as a wide variety of other social science and science subject areas.

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