This is the first book that integrates useful parametric and nonparametric techniques with time series modeling and prediction, the two important goals of time series analysis. Such a book will benefit researchers and practitioners in various fields such as econometricians, meteorologists, biologists, among others who wish to learn useful time series methods within a short period of time. The book also intends to serve as a reference or text book for graduate students in statistics and econometrics.

Introduction.- Characteristics of Time Series.- ARMA Modeling and Forecasting.- Parametric Nonlinear Time Series Models.- Nonparametric Density Estimation.- Smoothing in Time Series.- Spectral Density Estimation and Its Applications.- Nonparametric Models.- Model Validation.- Nonlinear Prediction.