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`skarf` documentation
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**Useful links**:
`GitHub <https://github.com/childmindresearch/skarf>`__ |
`Issues & Ideas <https://github.com/childmindresearch/skarf/issues>`__ |
`Q&A Support <https://github.com/childmindresearch/skarf/discussions>`__ |


skarf (**s**\ ci\ **k**\ it **\ a**\ uto **r**\ egressive models for **f**\ unctional connectivity) is
a Python package for regularized vector autoregressive (VAR) time series modeling built
on top of `scikit-learn <https://scikit-learn.org>`_.


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    .. grid-item-card:: Getting started
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        Install `skarf` and get started with basic usage.

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    .. grid-item-card::  User guide
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        The user guide provides a more in-depth tour of `skarf` functionality.

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    .. grid-item-card::  API reference
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        The API reference contains a detailed description of all the estimators and
        other utilities provided by `skarf`.

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    .. grid-item-card::  Examples
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        The gallery of examples shows off `skarf` in action.

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            To the gallery of examples


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    quick_start
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