Comparative analysis of accuracy of selected methods of building of combined forecasts and meta-forecast
Comparative analysis of accuracy of selected methods of building of combined forecasts and meta-forecast
Author(s): Joanna PerzyńskaSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: individual forecasts; combined forecasts; meta-forecasts; forecasts errors; forecasts weights
Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author presents a method of building a meta-forecast as an arithmetic mean of the combined forecasts set by various methods. The empirical example, in which the forecasts (individual, combined and meta-forecasts) are determined for the microeconomic variable with seasonal fluctuations, is the illustration of theoretical considerations. The accuracy of meta-forecasts is compared with the accuracy of their component combined forecasts and individual forecasts. The empirical studies confirm the usefulness of meta-forecasts. In most cases, they have lower errors than their component combined forecasts, also they are more accurate than individual forecasts.
Journal: Ekonometria
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 152-161
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English