Two switchable weekly patterns
match flagged ← All linear growth benchmarks256 daily rows. One weekly pattern applies on dense days, another on sparse days.
Input
benchmark/inputs/v1/map-conditional-seasonalities-medium.json: 256 history rows and 64 forecast rows.
Output
Largest difference: 0.0027 (0.0028% of the input's range).
Every forecast row from both libraries.
| Date | Effect Prophet | Python Prophet | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-13 | 108.2021 | 108.2012 | 0.00090 |
| 2020-09-14 | 107.1673 | 107.1664 | 0.00091 |
| 2020-09-15 | 108.2711 | 108.2701 | 0.0010 |
| 2020-09-16 | 110.0093 | 110.0084 | 0.00094 |
| 2020-09-17 | 111.0944 | 111.0934 | 0.0010 |
| 2020-09-18 | 111.5652 | 111.5642 | 0.00094 |
| 2020-09-19 | 111.9707 | 111.9695 | 0.0011 |
| 2020-09-20 | 111.3706 | 111.3695 | 0.0011 |
| 2020-09-21 | 112.2118 | 112.2106 | 0.0011 |
| 2020-09-22 | 111.7796 | 111.7783 | 0.0012 |
| 2020-09-23 | 113.1091 | 113.1072 | 0.0019 |
| 2020-09-24 | 114.6028 | 114.6016 | 0.0012 |
| 2020-09-25 | 115.0736 | 115.0725 | 0.0011 |
| 2020-09-26 | 115.4791 | 115.4777 | 0.0013 |
| 2020-09-27 | 114.8790 | 114.8777 | 0.0013 |
| 2020-09-28 | 114.1842 | 114.1829 | 0.0013 |
| 2020-09-29 | 116.2214 | 116.2200 | 0.0014 |
| 2020-09-30 | 117.0262 | 117.0248 | 0.0013 |
| 2020-10-01 | 118.1113 | 118.1098 | 0.0014 |
| 2020-10-02 | 118.5820 | 118.5807 | 0.0013 |
| 2020-10-03 | 119.9595 | 119.9585 | 0.0010 |
| 2020-10-04 | 118.3874 | 118.3859 | 0.0015 |
| 2020-10-05 | 117.6926 | 117.6911 | 0.0015 |
| 2020-10-06 | 118.7964 | 118.7948 | 0.0016 |
| 2020-10-07 | 120.2310 | 120.2294 | 0.0016 |
| 2020-10-08 | 121.6197 | 121.6181 | 0.0016 |
| 2020-10-09 | 122.0905 | 122.0889 | 0.0015 |
| 2020-10-10 | 122.4959 | 122.4942 | 0.0017 |
| 2020-10-11 | 121.8959 | 121.8942 | 0.0017 |
| 2020-10-12 | 121.8381 | 121.8367 | 0.0014 |
| 2020-10-13 | 122.3049 | 122.3030 | 0.0018 |
| 2020-10-14 | 124.0430 | 124.0413 | 0.0017 |
| 2020-10-15 | 124.2407 | 124.2389 | 0.0018 |
| 2020-10-16 | 125.5989 | 125.5972 | 0.0017 |
| 2020-10-17 | 126.0044 | 126.0024 | 0.0019 |
| 2020-10-18 | 125.4043 | 125.4024 | 0.0019 |
| 2020-10-19 | 124.7095 | 124.7076 | 0.0019 |
| 2020-10-20 | 125.8133 | 125.8113 | 0.0020 |
| 2020-10-21 | 127.5515 | 127.5495 | 0.0019 |
| 2020-10-22 | 128.6366 | 128.6345 | 0.0020 |
| 2020-10-23 | 128.2503 | 128.2483 | 0.0020 |
| 2020-10-24 | 129.5128 | 129.5107 | 0.0021 |
| 2020-10-25 | 128.9127 | 128.9106 | 0.0021 |
| 2020-10-26 | 128.8549 | 128.8531 | 0.0018 |
| 2020-10-27 | 129.3217 | 129.3195 | 0.0022 |
| 2020-10-28 | 131.0599 | 131.0578 | 0.0021 |
| 2020-10-29 | 132.1450 | 132.1428 | 0.0022 |
| 2020-10-30 | 132.6158 | 132.6136 | 0.0021 |
| 2020-10-31 | 133.2319 | 133.2302 | 0.0017 |
| 2020-11-01 | 132.4212 | 132.4189 | 0.0023 |
| 2020-11-02 | 131.7263 | 131.7240 | 0.0023 |
| 2020-11-03 | 132.8301 | 132.8277 | 0.0024 |
| 2020-11-04 | 134.5683 | 134.5660 | 0.0023 |
| 2020-11-05 | 135.6534 | 135.6510 | 0.0024 |
| 2020-11-06 | 136.1242 | 136.1219 | 0.0023 |
| 2020-11-07 | 136.5297 | 136.5271 | 0.0025 |
| 2020-11-08 | 136.2696 | 136.2671 | 0.0025 |
| 2020-11-09 | 135.2347 | 135.2323 | 0.0025 |
| 2020-11-10 | 136.3386 | 136.3360 | 0.0026 |
| 2020-11-11 | 138.0768 | 138.0742 | 0.0025 |
| 2020-11-12 | 139.1619 | 139.1592 | 0.0026 |
| 2020-11-13 | 139.6326 | 139.6301 | 0.0025 |
| 2020-11-14 | 140.0381 | 140.0354 | 0.0027 |
| 2020-11-15 | 139.4380 | 139.4353 | 0.0027 |
Internal fit differences
The forecasts match, so this case passes. Both libraries search for the best-fitting parameters and stop when they are close enough. On this input they stopped at slightly different points, so these internal numbers differ by more than the threshold where we take a closer look.
| Check | Effect Prophet | Python Prophet | Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationarity residual (lower is closer to the best fit) | 20.9828 | 6.1113 | 0.01 |
Timing
Median of all measured repetitions.
| Step | Effect Prophet | Python Prophet | Effect Prophet is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convert input rows | 75 µs | 617 µs | 8.2× faster |
| Fit | 3.69 ms | 11.8 ms | 3.2× faster |
| Predict | 527 µs | 3.90 ms | 7.4× faster |
| Fit and predict | 3.11 ms | 15.7 ms | 5.0× faster |
| Convert, fit and predict | 2.60 ms | 16.2 ms | 6.2× faster |
| First forecast in a new process | 174 ms | 1.42 s | 8.2× faster |
| Save model to JSON | 20 µs | 646 µs | 32× faster |
| Load model from JSON | 103 µs | 2.70 ms | 26× faster |
| Load and predict in a new process | 158 ms | 1.42 s | 9.0× faster |
Settings
The case declaration both libraries ran.
json
{
"kind": "linear-map",
"comparison": {
"kind": "equivalent-objective",
"evidenceId": "linear-output-first-v4"
},
"configuration": {
"effectMap": "explicit",
"changepoints": {
"mode": "explicit",
"timestamps": [
"2020-03-21T00:00:00.000Z",
"2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z"
]
},
"changepointPriorScale": 0.2,
"seasonalities": [
{
"name": "weekly-dense",
"periodDays": 7,
"fourierOrder": 3,
"priorScale": 10,
"conditionName": "dense"
},
{
"name": "weekly-sparse",
"periodDays": 7,
"fourierOrder": 3,
"priorScale": 8,
"conditionName": "sparse"
}
],
"events": [],
"regressors": []
},
"effectOptimizer": {
"algorithm": "auto",
"maxIterations": 10000,
"fallback": "newton",
"lbfgs": {
"historySize": 5,
"initAlpha": 0.001,
"tolObj": 1e-12,
"tolRelObj": 10000,
"tolGrad": 1e-8,
"tolRelGrad": 10000000,
"tolParam": 1e-8
}
},
"pythonOptimizer": {
"algorithm": "Auto",
"maxIterations": 10000,
"newtonFallback": true,
"sigFigs": 12
}
}