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Pandas DataFrame: ewm() function

DataFrame - ewm() function

The ewm() function is used to provide exponential weighted functions.

Syntax:

DataFrame.ewm(self, com=None, span=None, halflife=None, alpha=None, min_periods=0, adjust=True, ignore_na=False, axis=0)

Parameters:

Name Description Type/Default Value Required / Optional
com Specify decay in terms of center of mass,
α=1/(1+com), for com≥0.
float Optional
span  Specify decay in terms of center of mass,
α=1/(1+com), for com≥0.
float Optional
halflife Specify decay in terms of half-life,
α=1−exp(log(0.5)/halflife),forhalflife >0.
float Optional
alpha  Specify smoothing factor α directly, 0<α≤1. float Optional
min_periods  Minimum number of observations in window required to have a value (otherwise result is NA). int
Default Value: 0
Required
adjust  Divide by decaying adjustment factor in beginning periods to account for imbalance in relative weightings (viewing EWMA as a moving average). bool
Default Value: True
Required
ignore_na  Ignore missing values when calculating weights; specify True to reproduce pre-0.15.0 behavior. bool
Default Value: False
Required
axis  The axis to use. The value 0 identifies the rows, and 1 identifies the columns. {0 or 'index', 1 or 'columns'}
Default Value: 0
Required

Returns: DataFrame
A Window sub-classed for the particular operation.

Notes:

Exactly one of center of mass, span, half-life, and alpha must be provided. Allowed values and relationship between the parameters are specified in the parameter descriptions above; see the link at the end of this section for a detailed explanation.

When adjust is True (default), weighted averages are calculated using weights (1-alpha)**(n-1), (1-alpha)**(n-2), …, 1-alpha, 1.

When adjust is False, weighted averages are calculated recursively as:
weighted_average[0] = arg[0]; weighted_average[i] = (1-alpha)*weighted_average[i-1] + alpha*arg[i].

When ignore_na is False (default), weights are based on absolute positions. For example, the weights of x and y used in calculating the final weighted average of [x, None, y] are (1-alpha)**2 and 1 (if adjust is True), and (1-alpha)**2 and alpha (if adjust is False).

When ignore_na is True (reproducing pre-0.15.0 behavior), weights are based on relative positions. For example, the weights of x and y used in calculating the final weighted average of [x, None, y] are 1-alpha and 1 (if adjust is True), and 1-alpha and alpha (if adjust is False).

Example:


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