incline.select_trend_method

incline.select_trend_method(df, column_value='value', time_column=None, criteria='auto')

Recommend a smoother for a series.

Parameters:

• df (pd.DataFrame) – Time series data.

• column_value (str) – Column holding the values.

• time_column (str | None) – Numeric time column.

• criteria (str) – 'auto', 'robust', 'smooth', 'changepoints', or 'exact' to require a method with exact standard errors.

Returns:

A registered smoother name.

Raises:

ValueError – If the criteria is unknown.

Return type:

str