Fuzzy interaction regression for short term load forecasting

Electric load forecasting is a fundamental business process and well-established analytical problem in the utility industry. Due to various characteristics of electricity demand series and the business needs, electric load forecasting is a classical textbook example and popular application field in the forecasting community. During the past 30 plus years, many statistical and artificial intelligence techniques have been applied to short term load forecasting (STLF) with varying degrees of success. Although fuzzy regression has been tried for STLF for about a decade, most research work is still focused at the theoretical level, leaving little value for practical applications. A primary reason is that inadequate attention has been paid to the improvement of the underlying linear model. This application-oriented paper proposes a fuzzy interaction regression approach to STLF. Through comparisons to three models (two fuzzy regression models and one multiple linear regression model) without interaction effects, the proposed approach shows superior performance over its counterparts. This paper also offers critical comments to a notable but questionable paper in this field. Finally, tips for practicing forecasting using fuzzy regression are discussed.     

一类不分明时间序列的回归预测

研究了一类不分明时间序列的线性回归预测问题,通过模糊数空间中的距离,建立了模糊环境中最小二乘回归模型,证明了回归模型解的存在性和唯一性,并给出了确定模型的模糊参数及检验模型拟合度的计算公式。     

A fuzzy theoretic approach to simulation metamodeling

In this paper, we explore the potential application of fuzzy linear regression in developing simulation metamodels. It should be noted that the basic construct for simulation metamodels involves uncertainties and ambiguities that may be better addressed through fuzzy linear regression application. The solution techniques employed by fuzzy linear regression are very familiar, and the generation of fuzzy outputs may offer a wide range of solution space to the decision maker, thereby reducing the risk of making an incorrect economic decision. A numerical example is presented to show how a possibility distribution is used to capture the vagueness in a dependent variable for a regression metamodel.     

Quantity of information; Comparison between information systems: 1. Non-fuzzy states

In statistical theory, experiments or probabilistic information systems are supposed to be informative, since they reduce the amount of uncertainty associated with the states of nature. For the case that the available information systems are vague (fuzzy information systems), H. Tanaka, T. Okuda and K. Asai have proven, using the ‘measure of information’ as provided by ‘entropy’, that the fuzzy information systems are informative too.Now, we wish to state and to study a criterion in order to compare fuzzy information systems by the ‘quantity of information of a fuzzy information system’ (defined by Tanaka et al.).In this first paper we consider the situation where we require information about the original state space (non-fuzzy state space).The second paper will deal with the situation where we require only information on certain vague states (fuzzy states).     

基于三角模糊数的判断矩阵的改进及其应用

利用模糊概率及期望值将基于三角模糊数的专家判断矩阵转化为非模糊数判断矩阵，使得新矩阵可以进行一致性检验，并通过实例分析验证该方法的有效性和实用性。     

Supervised fuzzy pattern recognition

This paper is devoted to the problem of supervised fuzzy pattern recognition. The cases with non-fuzzy and fuzzy labels are considered. Based on the properties of linearly separable fuzzy classes, some algorithms are proposed for building matching functions of these classes. All algorithms are computer oriented and can be implemented for the automatic recognition of fuzzy patterns.     

Forecasting portfolio returns using weighted fuzzy time series methods

We propose using weighted fuzzy time series (FTS) methods to forecast the future performance of returns on portfolios. We model the uncertain parameters of the fuzzy portfolio selection models using a possibilistic interval-valued mean approach, and approximate the uncertain future return on a given portfolio by means of a trapezoidal fuzzy number. Introducing some modifications into the classical models of fuzzy time series, based on weighted operators, enables us to generate trapezoidal numbers as forecasts of the future performance of the portfolio returns. This fuzzy forecast makes it possible to approximate both the expected return and the risk of the investment through the value and ambiguity of a fuzzy number.We incorporate our proposals into classical fuzzy time series methods and analyze their effectiveness compared with classical weighted fuzzy time series models, using historical returns on assets from the Spanish stock market. When our weighted FTS proposals are used to point-wise forecast portfolio returns the one-step ahead accuracy is improved, also with respect to non-fuzzy forecasting methods.     

修正的模糊最小一乘线性回归

对文献[1]提出的基于对称三角模糊数的模糊最小一乘线性回归进行修正和扩展,给出模糊最小一乘线性回归模型的三种不同形式,并将其转化为线性规划或非线性规划问题进行求解。最后,给出几个数值实例,通过计算和比较,结果表明三种模糊最小一乘线性回归模型都具有非常好的拟合性。     

Quantity of information; comparison between information systems: 2. Fuzzy states

In statistical theory, experiments or probabilistic information systems are supposed to be informative, since they reduce the amount of uncertainty associated with the states of nature. For the case that the available information systems are vague (fuzzy information systems), H. Tanaka, T. Okuda and K. Asai have proven, using the ‘measure of information’ as provided by ‘entropy’, that the fuzzy information systems are informative too.Now, we wish to state and to study a criterion in order to compare fuzzy information systems by the ‘quantity of information of a fuzzy information system’ (defined by Tanaka et al.).In the first paper we considered the situation where we require information about the original state space (non-fuzzy state space).This second paper deals with the situation where we require only information on certain vague states (fuzzy states).     

模糊时间数列的分析与预测:以台湾地区加权股价指数为例

随着我国经济快速成长，衍生性金融商品的投资分析，已成为国内财务数学研究热门课题。以股票市场而言，人们总希望比别人早一步掌握行情的脉动，以获取最高的报酬率，然而，影响股市加权股价指数波动的因素众多，要如何进行趋势分析与预测，是很多学者相当感兴趣与研究的主题。本文考虑以模糊统计方法，作模糊时间数列的趋势分析与预测。其望应用模糊统计分析方法比传统的时间数列分析方法能得到更合理的解释，且预测结果可以提供决策者更多的信息，做出正确的决策。最后以台湾地区加权股票指数为例，做一实证上的详细探讨。     

Evaluation of fuzzy linear regression models by comparing membership functions

Fuzzy linear regression models can provide an estimated fuzzy number that has a fuzzy membership function. If a point that has the highest membership value from the estimated fuzzy number is not within the support of the observed fuzzy membership function, a decision-maker can have high risk from the estimate. In this study a modification of fuzzy linear regression analysis based on a criterion of minimizing the difference of the fuzzy membership values between the observed and estimated fuzzy numbers is proposed. Two numerical examples are used to evaluate the fuzzy regression models.     

Linear fuzzy regression

This paper presents an approach which is useful for regression analysis in the case of heterogeneity of a set of observations, for which regression is evaluated. The proposed procedure consists of two stages. First, for a set of observations, fuzzy classification is determined. Due to this, homogenous classes of observations which are of hyperellipsoidal shape, are obtained. Then for each fuzzy class, the so called linear fuzzy regression is evaluated.

In the paper the method of calculating linear fuzzy regression coefficients is given. It is a generalized version of the least squares method. The formula for the values of coefficients is given. Some properties of linear fuzzy regression are analyzed. It is proved that in one- and two-dimensional cases, the formulae are analogous to those for usual regression. A measure of goodness-of-fit and the method of determination of the number of fuzzy classes are also given.

Presented examples indicate the superiority of fuzzy regression in comparison to usual regression in the case of heterogenous observations.     

模糊数据的线性回归模型

研究观测数据为模糊数据的统计线性回归模型 ,由该模型所得回归系数非模糊 ,易于应用。对于对称三角模糊数据一元线性回归给出最优解的解析表达式 ;将对称三角模糊数多元线性回归问题给出转化为一类二次规划问题的方法 ;证明了最优解的存在性和估计量的无偏性。     

基于模式匹配的模糊控制算法

本文针对模糊控制器输入输出是非模糊量的特点,在隶属函数统一定义的情况下,提出一类新的基于模式匹配的简化推理决策算法。     

多元模糊回归预测模型及其应用

论述多元模糊回归预测模糊的建模方法,探讨该预测模型在第二代玉米螟百株卵量各动态上的应用,研究结果表明,该预测模型为害害虫群动态的中长期预测预报提供了一种新的研究方法,是一种优良的模型。     

A class of multiobjective linear programming model with fuzzy random coefficients

The aim of this paper is to deal with a multiobjective linear programming problem with fuzzy random coefficients. Some crisp equivalent models are presented and a traditional algorithm based on an interactive fuzzy satisfying method is proposed to obtain the decision maker’s satisfying solution. In addition, the technique of fuzzy random simulation is adopted to handle general fuzzy random objective functions and fuzzy random constraints which are usually hard to be converted into their crisp equivalents. Furthermore, combined with the techniques of fuzzy random simulation, a genetic algorithm using the compromise approach is designed for solving a fuzzy random multiobjective programming problem. Finally, illustrative examples are given in order to show the application of the proposed models and algorithms.     

系数为LR-型模糊数的模糊线性最小二乘回归

针对输入、输出以及系数为LR-型模糊数的情况,建立模糊线性回归模型,提出该模型的最小二乘估计以及模型性能评价方法。当输入、输出以及系数都退化为精确值时,该估计退化为经典的最小二乘估计。该方法不仅适用于三角模糊数,也适用于其它LR-型模糊数(如指数型模糊数)。数值模拟表明,该方法的拟合效果较好。     

基于具有LR型模糊输出回归模型的保费预测

在保费预测研究中,提出了一种基于模糊回归模型的预测方法.采用模糊最小二乘法,针对清晰输入和LR型模糊输出,在考虑输出量隶属函数类型存在差异问题基础之上,得到模型回归系数的迭代解.通过最小二乘估计的定性分析,给出检验模型拟合度的指标.结合保费数据的预测结果表明模型可行且具有较强的解释能力.     

带模糊回归参数的线性回归模型

本文讨论了数值输入模糊数输出的观测数据的线性最小二乘拟合问题，建立了数值空间到模糊数空间的带模糊回归参数的线性回归模型，证明了模型解的存在性和唯一性，并得到了解的表达式。本模型应用简便，具有实用价值。