Estimation of a deleted fluid consumption

A method for estimation of a deleted fluid consumption during a deletion phase, said method implemented by computer means comprising:

• during a learning phase:
• a first collection step which consists of collecting first consumption data comprising information about the consumption of fluid from n fluid meters coming from a first group, where n is a positive integer and where said n fluid meters from the first group have subscribed to a deletion service;
• a second collection step which consists of collecting second consumption data comprising information about the consumption of fluid from m fluid meters coming from a second group, where m is a positive integer and where said m fluid meters from the second group have not subscribed to a deletion service;
• a step of analysis of the first and second collected consumption data during which weighting coefficients βi are calculated as a function of these first and second consumption data so as to minimize the distance between the fluid consumption of the first and second groups, where i is a positive integer included between 1 and m;
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• a determination step during which a control group is determined from the second collected consumption data coming from m fluid meters from the second group and as a function of the weighting coefficients βi calculated during the analysis step;
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• during the deletion phase:
• an estimation step consisting of estimating the deleted fluid consumption during a deletion phase by calculating the difference between the fluid consumption of the control group and the average fluid consumption of the n fluid meters from the first group.