Overview A large number of data analytical procedures are used for the purposes of prediction. The general form of a prediction problem is as follows: Uusually, the prediction is to be made in a way that minimizes some objective function error: ˆ f = argminˆf ′ Error(f, ˆ f ′) The Error() can be computed differently depending on circumstances. The space of possible predictions { ˆ f ′ ()} may b...

The Economy of Iran faces many challenges and is predicted to have a negative growth of 1.3 percent, unemployment of above 13 percent, and a wild inflation rate of 27.2 percent in 2013. Various external conditions and bad economic planning have contributed to Iran’s current economic difficulties. To transform the Economy of Iran, the 5th Five-year Development Plan (FYDP) and the 20-year vi...

Acknowledgements I would like to thank Professor Dennis Shasha for his continued support and guidance. I am also grateful to my two co-researchers Chris Harrison and Stacey Kuznetsov.