--- title: Utils keywords: fastai sidebar: home_sidebar summary: "Common utilities." description: "Common utilities." nb_path: "nbs/utils.ipynb" ---
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generate_series[source]

generate_series(n_series:int, freq:str='D', min_length:int=50, max_length:int=500, n_static_features:int=0, equal_ends:bool=False, seed:int=0)

Generates n_series of frequency freq of different lengths in the interval [min_length, max_length]. If n_static_features > 0, then each serie gets static features with random values. If equal_ends == True then all series end at the same date.

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data = generate_series(100)
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monthly_data = generate_series(100, freq='M')
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AirPassengers data

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