Generalised estimators for seasonal forecasting by combining grouping with shrinkage approaches

Zhang, Kui and Chen, Huijing and Boylan, John and Scarf, Philip (2013) Generalised estimators for seasonal forecasting by combining grouping with shrinkage approaches. Journal of Forecasting, 32 (2). pp. 137-150. ISSN 0277-6693

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Abstract

In this paper, generalised estimators are proposed to estimate seasonal indices for certain forms of additive and mixed seasonality. The estimators combine one of two group seasonal indices methods—Dalhart's group method and Withycombe's group method—with a shrinkage method in different ways. Optimal shrinkage parameters are derived to maximise the performance of the estimators. Then, the generalised estimators, with the optimal shrinkage parameters, are evaluated based on forecasting accuracy. Moreover, the effects of three factors are examined, namely, the length of data history, variance of random components and the number of series. Finally, a simulation experiment is conducted to support the evaluation

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Forecasting
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? forecastingseasonalitygroupingshrinkagegeneralised estimatormodelling and simulationstrategy and managementmanagement science and operations researchstatistics, probability and uncertaintycomputer science applications ??
ID Code:
72970
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Deposited On:
19 Feb 2015 08:06
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Yes
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Published
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