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The Time Whisperer — LARS Algorithm

Using LARS to Analyze Time Series

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Sofien Kaabar, CFA
May 02, 2025
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Machine learning englobes a wide array of different algorithms that are able to perform tasks such as regression and classification. It is always interesting to have at least a basic idea of these algorithms. This article presents the LARS algorithm and shows how to code it in hopes of predicting inflation numbers.

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