Introduction

System forecasting or systematic forecasting refers to a type of approach that estimates or determines future development trends according to the past and present development patterns of existing or proposed systems. Generally, it needs to apply scientific methods and means to form scientific hypotheses or judgments. In recent decades, system forecasting developed fast dramatically. Forecasting-based data mining techniques have become a hot topic and more popular in solving practical applications. It benefits from both the promotion of big data analysis and better usage of forecasting modelling.