cleanTS: Automated (AutoML) Tool to Clean Univariate Time Series at Microscales

TL;DR

The paper introduces cleanTS, an R package that automates the cleaning of univariate time series data, reducing manual effort and enabling analysis at multiple scales with benchmarking tools.

Contribution

It presents an automated system for cleaning univariate time series data, including visualization and benchmarking features, to improve efficiency and reliability.

Findings

Automates data cleaning process for univariate time series.

Supports analysis at different scales and resolutions.

Includes benchmarking tools for comparing cleaning techniques.

Abstract

Data cleaning is one of the most important tasks in data analysis processes. One of the perennial challenges in data analytics is the detection and handling of non-valid data. Failing to do so can result in inaccurate analytics and unreliable decisions. The process of properly cleaning such data takes much time. Errors are prevalent in time series data. It is usually found that real world data is unclean and requires some pre-processing. The analysis of large amounts of data is difficult. This paper is intended to provide an easy to use and reliable system which automates the cleaning process of univariate time series data. Automating the process greatly reduces the time required. Visualizing a large amount of data at once is not very effective. To tackle this issue, an R package cleanTS is proposed. The proposed system provides a way to analyze data on different scales and resolutions. Also, it provides users with tools and a benchmark system for comparing various techniques used in data cleaning.