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		Forecasting Models for Intermittent Time Series // Extends the
		'fable' framework to support forecasting methods specifically
		designed for intermittent time series data, where demand occurs
		sporadically with many zero values. All methods produce
		probabilistic forecasts returned as 'distributional' objects.
		The returned forecasts can be used to evaluate accuracy, plot
		and print the results seamlessly with 'fable'. The methods
		include: Harvey, Fernandes (1989)
		doi:10.1080/07350015.1989.10509750, Willemain, Smart, Schwarz
		(2004) doi:10.1016/S0169-2070(03)00013-X, Zhou, Viswanathan
		(2011) doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2010.09.021, Snyder, Ord, Beaumont
		(2012) doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.03.009, Kolassa (2016)
		doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.12.004, Hasni, Aguir, Babai,
		Jemai (2019) doi:10.1080/00207543.2018.1424375, Damato,
		Azzimonti, Corani (2025) doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2025.10.001,
		Sbrana (2025) doi:10.1080/01605682.2025.2569661.
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