SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ESTIMATION AND FORECASTING

A system for estimating data in large datasets for an equipment system is provided. The system includes a data estimation and forecasting (DEF) computing device. The DEF computing device arranges a dataset in a primary matrix and parses rows of the primary matrix and generates a sample matrix by selecting primary matrix rows having non-null values for each variable. The DEF computing device adds to the sample matrix rows that include non-null values for each variable except one. The DEF computing device generates normalized values for this augmented matrix, applies several techniques including probabilistic principal component analysis (PPCA) and Markov processes, and scales the augmented matrix to normalized values. The DEF computing device generates non-null values for the variable, scales the augmented matrix back to the sample matrix, and generates a forecast for the equipment system, directing a user to update logistics processes for the equipment system.