Forecasting Formula (Chart Controls)
The forecasting formula attempts to fit the historical data to a regression function and forecast future values of the data best on the best fit.
Formula Details
Syntax
Chart.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula(
FinancialFormula.Forecasting,
"RegressionType,Period,ApproxError,ForecastError",
"Historical",
"Forecast,UpperError,LowerError")
Parameters
This formula takes four optional parameters.
- RegressionType
Regression type. Use a numeral to indicate a polynomial regression of a specific degree, or one of the following to specify a different regression type: Linear, Exponential, Logarithmic, Power. The default value is 2, which is the same as Linear.
- Period
Forecasting period. The formula predicts data for this period of days into the future. The default value is half of the series' length.
- ApproxError
Whether to output the approximation error. If set to false, output error series contain no data for the corresponding historical data. The default value is true.
- ForecastError
Whether to output the forecasting error. If set to false, output error series contain the approximation error for all predicted data points if ApproxError is set to true. The default value is true.
Input Values
This formula takes one input Y value.
- Historical
Historical data for forecasting.
Output Value
This formula outputs three Y values.
- Forecast
Forecasted values.
- UpperError
Upper bound error.
- LowerError
Lower bound error.
Remarks
The Line chart type is a convenient chart type to display the forecasted values, and the Range chart type is a convenient chart type to display the error bounds.
Example
The following example takes input from Series1 (Series1:Y) and outputs the forecast on Series2 (Series2:Y) and error bounds on Series3 (Series3:Y,Series3:Y2). It uses a second degree polynomial regression and a forecasting period of 40 days.
Chart1.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula (FinancialFormula.Forecasting, "2,40,true,true", "Series1:Y", "Series2:Y,Series3:Y,Series3:Y2")
Chart1.DataManipulator.FinancialFormula (FinancialFormula.Forecasting, "2,40,true,true", "Series1:Y", "Series2:Y,Series3:Y,Series3:Y2");
See Also
Reference
System.Windows.Forms.DataVisualization.Charting
System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting