Forecasting Demand, Finding Sales Data - Facebook Prophet, Google Trends & Python

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Let's talk about forecasting demand, this is as old as money and commerce. Rainy season, you stock up on umbrellas; winter, winter coats, etc. I'll walk you through a simple example using open-source FBProphet in Python, one of the most powerful forecasting engines and also one of the easiest to use (once you manage to install it).

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