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title: Time-series modeling
description: This topic introduces components of time-aware modeling, a recommended practice for data science problems where conditions may change over time.

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# Time-series modeling {: #time-series-modeling }

!!! info "Availability information"
     Time series modeling is not currently available for DataRobot Self Service users.

Time-series modeling is a recommended practice for data science problems where conditions may change over time. With this method, the validation set is made up of observations from a time window outside of (and more recent than) the time window used for model training. Time-aware modeling can make predictions on a single row, or, with its core time series functionality, can extract patterns from recent history and forecast multiple events into the future.

Topic | Describes...
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[What is time-based modeling?](whatis-time) | Learn about the basic modeling process and a recommended reading path.
[Time series workflow overview](ts-flow-overview) | View the workflow for creating a time series project.
[Time series insights](ts-leaderboard) | Explore visualizations available to help interpret your data and models.
[Time series predictions](ts-predictions) | Make predictions with time series models.
[Multiseries modeling](multiseries) | Model with datasets that contain multiple time series.
[Creating clusters](ts-clustering) | Allow DataRobot to identify natural segments (similar series) for further exploring your data.
[Segmented modeling](ts-segmented) | Group series into user-defined segments, creating multiple projects for each segment, and producing a single Combined Model for the data.
[Nowcasting](nowcasting) | Make predictions for the present and very near future (very short-range forecasting).
[Enable external prediction comparison](cyob) | Compare model predictions built outside of DataRobot against DataRobot predictions.
[Advanced time series modeling](ts-adv-modeling/index) | Modify partitions, set advanced options, and understand window settings.
[Time series modeling data](ts-modeling-data/index) | Work with the time series modeling dataset:<br /><ul><li>Creating the modeling dataset</li><li>Using the data prep tool</li><li>Restoring pruned features</li></ul>
[Time series reference](ts-reference/index) | Learn to customize time series projects and view a variety of deep-dive reference material for DataRobot time series modeling, as well as ime series considerations
