Forecast by row?

[CorCor]

Relative newbie.....

In order to forecast (ARIMA or ETS) - couple of q's:

1. Does the incoming data have to be in a single column?  Can a forecast take place within a row?  In the example I have months in the columns - and multiple employment figures in the rows.  Do I have to flip that whole thing?

2. Regardless of orientation (or moreover, once that is known) is there a way to apply the forecasting tool to multiple data fields?  That's something about "batching" right?

(You can see from the example what I am trying to do.  See what the forecast is for, let's say, 5 years out.)

Thanks

Corey

[ArtApa]

Hi @CorCor - I think you will benefit from our Time Series Forecasting training: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/tkb-p/interactive-lessons/label-name/Time%20Ser...  

[CristonS]

hi @CorCor great questions for a newbie!

Yes, you're going to have to flip your data so that it is in columns; good news, that is pretty straightforward with a Transpose tool. As for the batching, check out the TS Factory tools in the Predictive District on the public Gallery.  The TS Model Factory tool allows you to estimate time series forecasting models for multiple groups at once; the TS Forecast Factory provides the forecasts.

And definitely check out the training, there's so much good information.

Happy Alteryx-ing!