EDA Running Total - Time Series Mechanics

Read the Running Total

Start with daily values in order: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu. Each row adds to what came before. The running total is 2, then 5, then 6, then 10. This is only a readout of the pinned days. It is not a forecast.

A tiny running-sum readout: add each daily value to the total so far, then plot the cumulative total without making a forecast.

highlighted = computed this step

Load daily values

Start with 4 pinned daily values.

\text{daily values}

Add each row

Add each row to the total so far: 2, then 5, then 6, then 10.

\text{running sum}

Plot the running total

Plot the running total as 4 dots so the accumulation is visible.

\text{running total dots}

Read the final total

Readout: the running total ends at 10 after Thu.

\text{final running total}