Model selection in univariate time series forecasting using discriminant analysis |
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Authors: | Chandra Shah |
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Affiliation: | Monash-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia |
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Abstract: | When a large number of time series are to be forecast on a regular basis, as in large scale inventory management or production control, the appropriate choice of a forecast model is important as it has the potential for large cost savings through improved accuracy. A possible solution to this problem is to select one best forecast model for all the series in the dataset. Alternatively one may develop a rule that will select the best model for each series. Fildes (1989) calls the former an aggregate selection rule and the latter an individual selection rule. In this paper we develop an individual selection rule using discriminant analysis and compare its performance to aggregate selection for the quarterly series of the M-Competition data. A number of forecast accuracy measures are used for the evaluation and confidence intervals for them are constructed using bootstrapping. The results indicate that the individual selection rule based on discriminant scores is more accurate, and sometimes significantly so, than any aggregate selection method. |
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Keywords: | Time Series Forecasting Forecast Model Selection Discriminant Analysis Forecast Accuracy Measures Bootstrapping Confidence Intervals |
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