Question 1
The adfuller() function in statsmodels is used to test:
Whether a time series has seasonal patterns
Whether a time series is stationary
Whether the data follows a normal distribution
Whether the variance of the data changes over time
MLP End Term 21 Dec 2025 — Question 1
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Whether a time series is stationary
Question 1 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS Machine Learning Practice (MLP) End Term paper sat on 21 Dec 2025, in the September 2025 term (Machine Learning Practice 18 Dec 25). It carries 2 marks.
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