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pandas/plotting/_misc.py

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This method generates an autocorrelation plot for a given time series,
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which helps to identify any periodic structure or correlation within the
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data across various lags. The autocorrelations are computed for increasing
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lags and plotted as vertical bars. Horizontal lines at 95% and 99% confidence
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intervals are shown to assist in identifying statistically significant lags. The
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dashed line corresponds to the 99% confidence band, which can help detect
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whether observed autocorrelations deviate significantly from what would
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be expected under white noise. This plot is useful in time series analysis for
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identifying potential model structures, such as autoregressive components.
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data across various lags. It shows the correlation of a time series with a delayed
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copy of itself as a function of delay. Autocorrelation plots are useful for
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checking randomness in a data set. If the data are random, the autocorrelations
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should be near zero for any and all time-lag separations. If the data are not
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random, then one or more of the autocorrelations will be significantly
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non-zero.
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