InParformer block: smooth, group, repeat

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How it works

Method maturity: experimental. Implementation: python.

A centered moving average estimates the prefix trend and the final trend level is held constant afterward. The next step uses phase-wise means of the detrended prefix. The frames expose those buckets, their cumulative averages and the repeated seasonal output. The computation shown contains smoothing and phase averaging. It does not execute evolutionary search or interactive parallel attention.

Deterministic synthetic teaching signal; not a benchmark.

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Follow the four steps

1. Smooth the prefix

A centered moving average estimates the prefix trend and the final trend level is held constant afterward.

2. Average equal seasonal phases

Subtract the trend on the fitting prefix. Group samples by index modulo the specified period and average each phase bucket.

3. Repeat the phase template

Tile the fitted phase means over the record. The suffix does not update the template in this prefix configuration.

4. Inspect the derived residual

Compute input minus the implemented trend and seasonal estimate. This residual is part of a retrospective decomposition, not a forecast score.

Parameters that change the result

Parameter	Effect on the computation
trend_window	Sets the centered moving-average support on the prefix; its endpoint is extended as a constant.
primary_period	Defines phase buckets in samples; the fitting prefix must contain enough cycles for an interpretable average.
fit_scope / train_fraction	Explicitly selects a two-thirds prefix in this example; it does not create a rolling forecasting evaluation.

What this animation computes

Intermediate arrays are computed with the implemented operator helpers. The final trend, season and residual are checked against public decompose(). The animation explains this standalone experimental block; its source architecture is cited for provenance.

Interpretation

• The computation shown contains smoothing and phase averaging. It does not execute evolutionary search or interactive parallel attention.
• Prefix fitting is a fixed fitting convention. It does not certify rolling causality or an out-of-sample prediction experiment.
• A repeated phase template assumes that the fitted seasonal shape remains useful over the displayed suffix.
• The residual is derived by subtraction; exact reconstruction does not validate the scientific interpretation of either component.

Try the method

Use this configuration with DecompositionConfig and decompose. The animation generator supplies the teaching input and records intermediate arrays.

{
  "method": "INPARFORMER_BLOCK",
  "params": {
    "primary_period": 24,
    "fit_scope": "prefix",
    "train_fraction": 0.6666666666666666,
    "trend_window": 49
  },
  "backend": "python"
}

See the configuration reference for the full interface and optional dependencies.

Sources and reproduction

• Implemented DeTime operator
• Cao et al. (2023), InParformer: Evolutionary Decomposition Transformers with Interactive Parallel Attention for Long-Term Time Series Forecasting
• DeTime implementation: src/detime/methods/neural_blocks/neural_block_portfolio.py

Regenerate this animation with python scripts/generate_method_animations.py --methods INPARFORMER_BLOCK. The reproduction guide explains the environment, numerical checks, coverage manifest, and how to inspect the stored arrays.