A gray model for increasing sequences with nonhomogeneous index trends based on fractional‐order accumulation

By comparing the class ratio deviation and restoring error of first‐order accumulation with that of fractional‐order accumulation, a gray model for monotonically increasing sequences can obtain optimal simulation accuracy via selecting a proper cumulative order. In this study, a gray model for increasing sequences with nonhomogeneous index trends based on fractional‐order accumulation is proposed. To reduce the modeling error caused by the background value and to improve the prediction accuracy of the model, an optimized model using the 3/8 Simpson formula is constructed. Finally, the 2 proposed models are used to predict the total energy consumption in China and the monthly sales of new products in an enterprise. Compared with the GM(1,1) model based on fractional‐order accumulation, the proposed model exhibits better simulation and prediction accuracy.     

一种改进的基于指数平滑神经网络模型的时间序列预测方法

基于指数平滑模型与误差反传神经网络法提出了一个改进的时间序列预测方法.将神经网络模型移植入指数加权滑动平均模型中,充分考虑了时间序列的部分线性性和非线性性对预测结果的影响,是传统的混合模型的一个更合理的改进.最后通过对上证指数时间序列的实证分析,以预测均方误差为检验标准,对五种常用的时间序列预测模型进行了预测精度的比较,而且经验证所提出的改进的时间序列预测模型相对来说具有更小的预测均方误差.     

COVID-19 Epidemic Prediction Based on Deep Learning

In this paper, a multi-layer gated recurrent unit neural network (multi-head GRU) model is proposed to predict the confirmed cases of the new crown epidemic (COVID-19). We extract the time series relationship in the data, and the rolling prediction method is adopted to ensure the simple structure of the model and achieve higher precision and interpretability. The prediction results of this model are compared with the LSTM model, the Transformer model and the infectious disease model (SIR). The results show that the proposed model has higher prediction accuracy. The mean absolute error (MAE) of epidemic prediction in most countries (the United States, Brazil, India, the United Kingdom and Russia) is respectively 197.52, 68.02, 200.67, 24.78 and 123.50, which is much smaller than the prediction error of the SIR model, LSTM model and Transformer model. For the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, traditional infectious disease models and machine learning models cannot achieve more accurate predictions. In this paper, we use a GRU model to predict the real-time spread of COVID-19, which has fewer parameters and reduces the risk of overfitting to train faster. Meanwhile, it can make up for the shortcoming of the transformer model to capture local features.     

Uncertainty under a multivariate nested-error regression model with logarithmic transformation

This work aims to predict exponentials of mixed effects under a multivariate linear regression model with one random factor. Such quantities are of particular interest in prediction problems where the dependent variable is the logarithm of the variable that is the object of inference. Bias-corrected empirical predictors of the target quantities are defined. A second-order approximation for the mean crossed product error of two of these predictors is obtained, where the mean squared error is a particular case. An estimator of the mean crossed product error with second-order bias is proposed. Finally, results are illustrated through an application related to small area estimation.     

MODELING INDIVIDUAL TREE MORTALITY RATES USING MARGINAL AND RANDOM EFFECTS REGRESSION MODELS

Abstract Developing models to predict tree mortality using data from long‐term repeated measurement data sets can be difficult and challenging due to the nature of mortality as well as the effects of dependence on observations. Marginal (population‐averaged) generalized estimating equations (GEE) and random effects (subject‐specific) models offer two possible ways to overcome these effects. For this study, standard logistic, marginal logistic based on the GEE approach, and random logistic regression models were fitted and compared. In addition, four model evaluation statistics were calculated by means of K‐fold cross‐valuation. They include the mean prediction error, the mean absolute prediction error, the variance of prediction error, and the mean square error. Results from this study suggest that the random effects model produced the smallest evaluation statistics among the three models. Although marginal logistic regression accommodated for correlations between observations, it did not provide noticeable improvements of model performance compared to the standard logistic regression model that assumed impendence. This study indicates that the random effects model was able to increase the overall accuracy of mortality modeling. Moreover, it was able to ascertain correlation derived from the hierarchal data structure as well as serial correlation generated through repeated measurements.     

A better measure of relative prediction accuracy for model selection and model estimation

Surveys show that the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) is the most widely used measure of prediction accuracy in businesses and organizations. It is, however, biased: when used to select among competing prediction methods it systematically selects those whose predictions are too low. This has not been widely discussed and so is not generally known among practitioners. We explain why this happens. We investigate an alternative relative accuracy measure which avoids this bias: the log of the accuracy ratio, that is, log (prediction/actual). Relative accuracy is particularly relevant if the scatter in the data grows as the value of the variable grows (heteroscedasticity). We demonstrate using simulations that for heteroscedastic data (modelled by a multiplicative error factor) the proposed metric is far superior to MAPE for model selection. Another use for accuracy measures is in fitting parameters to prediction models. Minimum MAPE models do not predict a simple statistic and so theoretical analysis is limited. We prove that when the proposed metric is used instead, the resulting least squares regression model predicts the geometric mean. This important property allows its theoretical properties to be understood.     

我国货币供应量的ARIMA模型与预测

本文介绍了符合金融系统预测规律的ARIMA时间序列模型，并根据我国货币供应量实际数据对2008年5月-2009年4月货币供应量走势进行了预测检验。实证预测结果显示与实际№相对照，模型预测精度较高，平均相对误差绝对值仅为1．56％，说明ARIMA模型能比较准确地预测我国货币供应量走势，可为我国货币供应量的预测和走势提供可靠的参考依据，并由此预计在2009年9月货币供应量将突破60万亿元。     

空气中PM2.5的扩散衰减与预测分析

以西安市2013年1月1日-9月19日的空气污染监测数据为例,采用非稳态的二维多箱模型,综合考虑了风向、季节等因素的影响,对西安市PM2.5的面源污染扩散和衰减规律进行模拟预测,计算模型相对误差;再选用高斯模型对某一天西安市突发情况下PM2.5浓度扩散情况进行点源污染扩散预测,并评价模型的有效性.     

基于时间序列与灰色拓扑的春节火灾损失预测

火灾每年给中国带来了巨大的损失,春节期间的火灾损失更是严重.根据1999-2010年春节期间火灾统计资料,火灾四项指标数据具有时序性以及随机波动性、模糊性.运用时间序列与灰色拓扑预测方法相结合预测春节期间火灾发生规律,且预测出未来3年内的火灾发生情况.结果表明,时间序列预测模型的平均绝对误差较小,且所建立的灰色拓扑预测模型的拟合精度都达到"好"的标准.因此,采用时间序列与灰色拓扑预测模型相结合对春节火灾发生情况进行预测,其结果合理可靠,可供理论研究和消防部门做出相应的预防措施参考,以达到有效控制和预防春节火灾的目的.     

A Petrov–Galerkin spectral method for fourth‐order problems

In this paper, we consider the Petrov–Galerkin spectral method for fourth‐order elliptic problems on rectangular domains subject to non‐homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. We derive some sharp results on the orthogonal approximations in one and two dimensions, which play important roles in numerical solutions of higher‐order problems. By applying these results to a fourth‐order problem, we establish the H²‐error and L²‐error bounds of the Petrov–Galerkin spectral method. Numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the high accuracy of the proposed method and coincide well with the theoretical analysis. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于VAR—GM(1.1)—SVR模型的房地产价格预测研究

为提高房地产价格预测精度,克服传统统计数据真实性低、时效性差的缺点,本文以网络搜索数据为基础,首先通过斯皮尔曼相关分析和时差相关分析筛选出与房地产价格具有高度相关性的先行关键词,并利用向量自回归模型(VAR)和GM(1.1)模型分别预测房地产价格;然后构建基于向量自回归模型和GM(1.1)模型的VAR—GM(1.1)—SVR模型将以上两个模型的预测结果进行预测融合,并以西安市数据为例进行验证,得出均方误差(MSE)和标准平均方差(NMSE)分别为0.97和0.03,优于单一模型预测效果.     

新组合模型在光电功率预测中的应用

为提高光伏预测要求的精准性,文章提出一种新算法将神经网络和ARMA算法改进组合,构成NEW ARMA-BP模型算法.以某30兆瓦的光伏电站采集的输出功率为输入样本,基于ARMA和BP神经网络算法在Matlab环境下依次搭建了相应的预测模型,预估光伏短期输出量.采用"误差正态检验图"判断基于两种不同算法的误差水平,依据两种单模型预测误差,运用所提出的新方法计算权值并获得新的预测值.基于Matlab的仿真结论验证了组合预测在光伏输出预测领域的适用性.     

非等间距NGM(1,1,k)模型及其应用

针对近似非齐次指数律的非等间距序列预测问题,提出了一种非等间距NGM(1,1,k)模型.为进一步提高模型的预测精度,利用线性插值方法对模型的背景值进行重构,以平均相对误差最小化为目标,建立了关于插值系数的优化模型,并运用穷举算法确定模型的最优插值系数.最后通过两个实例表明了非等间距NGM(1,1,k)模型及其优化模型的有效性和实用性.     

Quantile forecasting based on a bivariate hysteretic autoregressive model with GARCH errors and time ‐varying correlations

To understand and predict chronological dependence in the second‐order moments of asset returns, this paper considers a multivariate hysteretic autoregressive (HAR) model with generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) specification and time‐varying correlations, by providing a new method to describe a nonlinear dynamic structure of the target time series. The hysteresis variable governs the nonlinear dynamics of the proposed model in which the regime switch can be delayed if the hysteresis variable lies in a hysteresis zone. The proposed setup combines three useful model components for modeling economic and financial data: (1) the multivariate HAR model, (2) the multivariate hysteretic volatility models, and (3) a dynamic conditional correlation structure. This research further incorporates an adapted multivariate Student t innovation based on a scale mixture normal presentation in the HAR model to tolerate for dependence and different shaped innovation components. This study carries out bivariate volatilities, Value at Risk, and marginal expected shortfall based on a Bayesian sampling scheme through adaptive Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, thus allowing to statistically estimate all unknown model parameters and forecasts simultaneously. Lastly, the proposed methods herein employ both simulated and real examples that help to jointly measure for industry downside tail risk.     

Short-term prediction of wind power using EMD and chaotic theory

Due to the strong non-linear, complexity and non-stationary characteristics of wind farm power, a hybrid prediction model with empirical mode decomposition (EMD), chaotic theory, and grey theory is constructed. The EMD is used to decompose the wind farm power into several intrinsic mode function (IMF) components and one residual component. The grey forecasting model is used to predict the residual component. For the IMF components, identify their characteristics, if it is chaotic time series use largest Lyapunov exponent prediction method to predict. If not, use grey forecasting model to predict. Prediction results of residual component and all IMF components are aggregated to produce the ultimate predicted result for wind farm power. The ultimate predicted result shows that the proposed method has good prediction accuracy, can be used for short-term prediction of wind farm power.     

A local radial basis function collocation method to solve the variable‐order time fractional diffusion equation in a two‐dimensional irregular domain

The local radial basis function (RBF) method is a promising solver for variable‐order time fractional diffusion equation (TFDE), as it overcomes the computational burden of the traditional global method. Application of the local RBF method is limited to Fickian diffusion, while real‐world diffusion is usually non‐Fickian in multiple dimensions. This article is the first to extend the application of the local RBF method to two‐dimensional, variable‐order, time fractional diffusion equation in complex shaped domains. One of the main advantages of the local RBF method is that only the nodes located in the subdomain, surrounding the local point, need to be considered when calculating the numerical solution at this point. This approach can perform well with large scale problems and can also mitigate otherwise ill‐conditioned problems. The proposed numerical approach is checked against two examples with curved boundaries and known analytical solutions. Shape parameter and subdomain node number are investigated for their influence on the accuracy of the local RBF solution. Furthermore, quantitative analysis, based on root‐mean‐square error, maximum absolute error, and maximum error of the partial derivative indicates that the local RBF method is accurate and effective in approximating the variable‐order TFDE in two‐dimensional irregular domains.     

Multivariate versus univariate Kriging metamodels for multi-response simulation models

To analyze the input/output behavior of simulation models with multiple responses, we may apply either univariate or multivariate Kriging (Gaussian process) metamodels. In multivariate Kriging we face a major problem: the covariance matrix of all responses should remain positive-definite; we therefore use the recently proposed “nonseparable dependence” model. To evaluate the performance of univariate and multivariate Kriging, we perform several Monte Carlo experiments that simulate Gaussian processes. These Monte Carlo results suggest that the simpler univariate Kriging gives smaller mean square error.     

中等稀疏条件下基因交互作用的两步Bayes方法

植物遗传与基因组学研究表明许多重要的农艺性状有影响的基因位点不是稀疏的,受到大量微效基因的影响,并且还存在基因交互项的影响.本文基于重要油料作物油菜的花期数据,研究中等稀疏条件下的基因选择问题,提出了一种两步Bayes模型选择方法.考虑基因间的交互作用,模型的维数急剧增长,加上数据结构特别,通常的变量选择方法效果不好....     

北京市水资源利用建模分析研究

以北京市为例,分别应用无偏灰色GM(1,1)模型和非线性模型对北京市2001年-2010年的用水量进行了建模,利用最优化方法,计算了上述两种模型的最优组合模型,通过三种模型分别计算了北京市2001年-2010年的水资源利用量,并与北京市2001年-2010年的实际用水量进行了对比,采用精度检验方法,分别对无偏灰色模型,非线性模型和组合模型进行了精度检验,计算结果表明,加权组合模型是三种模型中精度最高的模型,通过组合模型计算得出的用水量值与实际水资源利用量相比误差最小,由此得出,可以利用组合模型对北京市未来的水资源利用量进行预测,预测结果可为其他相关研究提供参考.     

A second‐order finite difference approximation for a mathematical model of erythropoiesis

We present a second‐order finite difference scheme for approximating solutions of a mathematical model of erythropoiesis, which consists of two nonlinear partial differential equations and one nonlinear ordinary differential equation. We show that the scheme achieves second‐order accuracy for smooth solutions. We compare this scheme to a previously developed first‐order method and show that the first order method requires significantly more computational time to provide solutions with similar accuracy. We also compare this numerical scheme with other well‐known second‐order methods and show that it has better capability in approximating discontinuous solutions. Finally, we present an application to recovery after blood loss. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2013