pyspark - weighted moving average through uneven period lengths












1















I am trying calculate a weighted (based on duration) moving average of a dataframe with uneven timestamp records.
Below is an example df.



+-----+-------------------+
|value| date|
+-----+-------------------+
| 9.0|2017-03-15 11:42:00|
| 7.0|2017-03-16 13:02:00|
| 7.0|2017-03-16 19:02:00|
| 7.0|2017-03-16 21:38:00|
| 7.0|2017-03-16 21:58:00|
| 6.0|2017-03-18 10:07:00|
| 22.0|2017-03-18 12:21:00|
| 21.0|2017-03-20 23:21:00|
| 19.0|2017-03-21 10:21:00|
| 17.0|2017-03-04 11:01:00|
| 16.0|2017-03-09 18:41:00|
+-----+-------------------+


I have tried to use rangeBetween but I think it only takes simple average
Then tried to use pyspark.sql.functions.window method with w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes'), and calculate weighted average with a udf, but I haven't been able to even calculate a simple average because it took forever to calculate it.



w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes')
win = Window.partitionBy(w).orderBy(df['date'].asc())
new_df = df.withColumn('average',avg('value').over(win))


I was also advised to transform the table to an evenly distributed time period.
Which one do you advise & why, and how to approach window sliding and filling?
I am a newbie in pyspark



Thanks










share|improve this question





























    1















    I am trying calculate a weighted (based on duration) moving average of a dataframe with uneven timestamp records.
    Below is an example df.



    +-----+-------------------+
    |value| date|
    +-----+-------------------+
    | 9.0|2017-03-15 11:42:00|
    | 7.0|2017-03-16 13:02:00|
    | 7.0|2017-03-16 19:02:00|
    | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:38:00|
    | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:58:00|
    | 6.0|2017-03-18 10:07:00|
    | 22.0|2017-03-18 12:21:00|
    | 21.0|2017-03-20 23:21:00|
    | 19.0|2017-03-21 10:21:00|
    | 17.0|2017-03-04 11:01:00|
    | 16.0|2017-03-09 18:41:00|
    +-----+-------------------+


    I have tried to use rangeBetween but I think it only takes simple average
    Then tried to use pyspark.sql.functions.window method with w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes'), and calculate weighted average with a udf, but I haven't been able to even calculate a simple average because it took forever to calculate it.



    w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes')
    win = Window.partitionBy(w).orderBy(df['date'].asc())
    new_df = df.withColumn('average',avg('value').over(win))


    I was also advised to transform the table to an evenly distributed time period.
    Which one do you advise & why, and how to approach window sliding and filling?
    I am a newbie in pyspark



    Thanks










    share|improve this question



























      1












      1








      1








      I am trying calculate a weighted (based on duration) moving average of a dataframe with uneven timestamp records.
      Below is an example df.



      +-----+-------------------+
      |value| date|
      +-----+-------------------+
      | 9.0|2017-03-15 11:42:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 13:02:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 19:02:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:38:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:58:00|
      | 6.0|2017-03-18 10:07:00|
      | 22.0|2017-03-18 12:21:00|
      | 21.0|2017-03-20 23:21:00|
      | 19.0|2017-03-21 10:21:00|
      | 17.0|2017-03-04 11:01:00|
      | 16.0|2017-03-09 18:41:00|
      +-----+-------------------+


      I have tried to use rangeBetween but I think it only takes simple average
      Then tried to use pyspark.sql.functions.window method with w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes'), and calculate weighted average with a udf, but I haven't been able to even calculate a simple average because it took forever to calculate it.



      w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes')
      win = Window.partitionBy(w).orderBy(df['date'].asc())
      new_df = df.withColumn('average',avg('value').over(win))


      I was also advised to transform the table to an evenly distributed time period.
      Which one do you advise & why, and how to approach window sliding and filling?
      I am a newbie in pyspark



      Thanks










      share|improve this question
















      I am trying calculate a weighted (based on duration) moving average of a dataframe with uneven timestamp records.
      Below is an example df.



      +-----+-------------------+
      |value| date|
      +-----+-------------------+
      | 9.0|2017-03-15 11:42:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 13:02:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 19:02:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:38:00|
      | 7.0|2017-03-16 21:58:00|
      | 6.0|2017-03-18 10:07:00|
      | 22.0|2017-03-18 12:21:00|
      | 21.0|2017-03-20 23:21:00|
      | 19.0|2017-03-21 10:21:00|
      | 17.0|2017-03-04 11:01:00|
      | 16.0|2017-03-09 18:41:00|
      +-----+-------------------+


      I have tried to use rangeBetween but I think it only takes simple average
      Then tried to use pyspark.sql.functions.window method with w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes'), and calculate weighted average with a udf, but I haven't been able to even calculate a simple average because it took forever to calculate it.



      w = window('date','7 days','5 minutes')
      win = Window.partitionBy(w).orderBy(df['date'].asc())
      new_df = df.withColumn('average',avg('value').over(win))


      I was also advised to transform the table to an evenly distributed time period.
      Which one do you advise & why, and how to approach window sliding and filling?
      I am a newbie in pyspark



      Thanks







      python-3.x pyspark pyspark-sql






      share|improve this question















      share|improve this question













      share|improve this question




      share|improve this question








      edited Jan 2 at 12:50









      Thelouras

      5971820




      5971820










      asked Jan 2 at 9:12









      delivaldezdelivaldez

      61




      61
























          0






          active

          oldest

          votes











          Your Answer






          StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function () {
          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function () {
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function () {
          StackExchange.snippets.init();
          });
          });
          }, "code-snippets");

          StackExchange.ready(function() {
          var channelOptions = {
          tags: "".split(" "),
          id: "1"
          };
          initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
          // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
          if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
          createEditor();
          });
          }
          else {
          createEditor();
          }
          });

          function createEditor() {
          StackExchange.prepareEditor({
          heartbeatType: 'answer',
          autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
          convertImagesToLinks: true,
          noModals: true,
          showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
          reputationToPostImages: 10,
          bindNavPrevention: true,
          postfix: "",
          imageUploader: {
          brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
          contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
          allowUrls: true
          },
          onDemand: true,
          discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
          ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
          });


          }
          });














          draft saved

          draft discarded


















          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f54003740%2fpyspark-weighted-moving-average-through-uneven-period-lengths%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown

























          0






          active

          oldest

          votes








          0






          active

          oldest

          votes









          active

          oldest

          votes






          active

          oldest

          votes
















          draft saved

          draft discarded




















































          Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!


          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

          But avoid



          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




          draft saved


          draft discarded














          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f54003740%2fpyspark-weighted-moving-average-through-uneven-period-lengths%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown





















































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown

































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown







          Popular posts from this blog

          MongoDB - Not Authorized To Execute Command

          How to fix TextFormField cause rebuild widget in Flutter

          in spring boot 2.1 many test slices are not allowed anymore due to multiple @BootstrapWith