Common functionality for as_forecast_<type> functions — as_forecast

Common functionality for as_forecast_<type> functions

Usage

as_forecast_generic(
  data,
  forecast_unit = NULL,
  observed = NULL,
  predicted = NULL
)

Arguments

data: A data.frame (or similar) with predicted and observed values. See the details section of for additional information on the required input format.
forecast_unit: (optional) Name of the columns in data (after any renaming of columns) that denote the unit of a single forecast. See get_forecast_unit() for details. If NULL (the default), all columns that are not required columns are assumed to form the unit of a single forecast. If specified, all columns that are not part of the forecast unit (or required columns) will be removed.
observed: (optional) Name of the column in data that contains the observed values. This column will be renamed to "observed".
predicted: (optional) Name of the column in data that contains the predicted values. This column will be renamed to "predicted".

Details

This function splits out part of the functionality of as_forecast_<type> that is the same for all as_forecast_<type> functions. It renames the required columns, where appropriate, and sets the forecast unit.