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48 results for symmetric mean absolute percentage error

We study in this paper the consequences of using the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) as a measure of quality for regression models. We show that finding the best model under the MAPE is equivalent to doing weighted Mean Absolute Error (MAE) regression. We show that universal consistency of Empirical Risk Minimiza…

2015-06-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We study in this paper the consequences of using the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) as a measure of quality for regression models. We prove the existence of an optimal MAPE model and we show the universal consistency of Empirical Risk Minimization based on the MAPE. We also show that finding the best model under…

2016-05-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Hinge-FM2I fills missing data in time series with high accuracy.

problem Handling missing data in univariate time series.
method Inspired by door hinges, Hinge-FM2I imputes missing data using FM2I and selects the best imputed gap.
result Hinge-FM2I significantly outperforms other methods in sMAPE scores.

New model predicts sales of new products with short life cycles.

problem Forecasting sales of new products with short lead times and life cycles.
method Developed an exponential factorization machine (EFM) to consider attributes and pairwise interactions.
result EFM model outperforms existing models in terms of MAPE and MAE.

New features from early battery cycles predict lifetime with high accuracy.

problem Accurately predicting battery lifetime under varying conditions is challenging due to manufacturing variability and usage-dependent degradation.
method Extracted features from regularly scheduled reference performance tests and used them to predict battery lifetime using a hierarchical Bayesian regression model.
result Demonstrated a lifetime prediction of in-distribution cells with 15.1% mean absolute percentage error using only the first 15% of data.

Meta-learning predicts optimal ensemble size and methods for time series forecasting.

problem Finding the best ensemble of time series forecasting methods.
method Two-step approach using meta-learning to predict ensemble size and methods.
result Meta-learning outperformed benchmarks in forecasting errors for all data types and horizons.

We have applied a Long Short-Term Memory neural network to model S&P 500 volatility, incorporating Google domestic trends as indicators of the public mood and macroeconomic factors. In a held-out test set, our Long Short-Term Memory model gives a mean absolute percentage error of 24.2%, outperforming linear Ridge/Lasso…

2015-12-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Using artificial neural network for the prediction of heat demand has attracted more and more attention. Weather conditions, such as ambient temperature, wind speed and direct solar irradiance, have been identified as key input parameters. In order to further improve the model accuracy, it is of great importance to und…

2018-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The study forecasts portfolio volatility using cointegrated asset dynamics.

problem Forecasting volatility in portfolios with high accuracy.
method Developed HVR/DVR ratios and used Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to forecast volatility.
result VECM forecasts of portfolio volatility have lower MAPE than covariance-based forecasts.

Machine learning model predicts DFT total energy to complete basis set limit.

problem Finding a model to extrapolate DFT calculations to complete basis set limit.
method Quantile-random-forest model trained on binary solids data.
result Random-forest model achieves <25% symmetric MAPE for both DFT codes.

Due to the extremely volatile nature of financial markets, it is commonly accepted that stock price prediction is a task full of challenge. However in order to make profits or understand the essence of equity market, numerous market participants or researchers try to forecast stock price using various statistical, econ…

2018-05-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper bounds the mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression.

problem Bounding the mean absolute error in deep neural network based vector-to-vector regression.
method Error decomposition techniques in statistical learning theory and non-convex optimization theory were used to derive upper bounds for approximation, estimation, and optimization errors.
result Theoretical upper bounds for mean absolute error in DNN vector-to-vector regression were derived and validated experimentally.

Study evaluates 41 ML models for Bitcoin trading performance.

problem Predicting Bitcoin prices for algorithmic trading.
method Examined 21 classifiers and 20 regressors under various market conditions.
result Certain models like Random Forest and Stochastic Gradient Descent outperform others in profit and risk management.

Deep model improves option pricing for CSI 300 index with sentiment and volatility features.

problem Challenges in real market option pricing, especially with constant volatility assumption.
method Deep Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equation (FBSDE) framework with dual-network architecture.
result Significant reduction in MAE and MAPE compared to BSM model.

Unified ML approach predicts ED attendances with high accuracy.

problem Managing hospital demand at emergency departments efficiently.
method Ensemble of time series and machine learning approaches with hyperparameter tuning.
result Predictions with mean absolute error of +/- 14 and +/- 10 patients, MAE of 6.8% and 8.6%.

The paper explores MAE as a loss function for DNN vector-to-vector regression, proving its advantages over MSE.

problem Improving loss function for deep neural network based vector-to-vector regression.
method Presenting performance bounds and new properties of MAE, deriving generalized upper bounds, and interpreting MAE as a Laplacian distribution.
result MAE is a more suitable loss function than MSE for DNN based vector-to-vector regression, especially when errors follow a Laplacian distribution.

Predicts fine-grained OD matrices for ridesharing platforms to optimize supply-demand balance.

problem Accurately predicting spatial-temporal OD demands for ridesharing platforms.
method OD-CED model combining unsupervised space coarsening and encoder-decoder architecture.
result Significant improvement in prediction accuracy (45% RMSE reduction, 60% WAPE reduction).

Symmetrizes loss functions to improve neural network robustness against noisy labels.

problem Designing robust loss functions for noisy labels in neural networks.
method Symmetrization of multi-class loss functions, focusing on cross-entropy and unhinged loss.
result The multi-class unhinged loss is the unique convex symmetric loss under suitable assumptions.

This study compares deep learning and statistical models for stock price forecasting.

problem Accurate stock price prediction is challenging due to market volatility.
method Used deep learning (LSTM, RNN, CNN, FULL CNN) and statistical models (ARIMA, Moving Averages) on S&P 500 data.
result LSTM model showed the lowest Mean Absolute Error (MAE), indicating highest accuracy.

The paper models ATM cash withdrawal chaos and forecasts using deep learning.

problem Forecasting ATM cash withdrawals in an Indian bank.
method Chaos modeling of ATM cash withdrawal time series, deep learning methods (ARIMA, RF, SVR, MLP, GMDH, GRNN, LSTM, 1D CNN).
result Deep learning models show similar performance to random forest in forecasting ATM cash withdrawals.

SAGA predicts multi-year earnings with adaptive intervals, improving forecast accuracy.

problem Forecasting long-range nonlinear structure in lifetime earnings.
method Decoder-only transformer for irregular tabular sequences, split conformal calibration.
result Significant improvement in forecast accuracy compared to existing methods.

How to price and hedge claims on nontraded assets are becoming increasingly important matters in option pricing theory today. The most common practice to deal with these issues is to use another similar or "closely related" asset or index which is traded, for hedging purposes. Implicitly, traders assume here that the h…

2014-01-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study forecasts vegetable prices in Nepal using a novel index and ensemble model.

problem High volatility and cultural influences on agricultural commodity prices.
method Developed KVPI, created features, evaluated multiple models, introduced Momentum-Corrected Online Stacking Ensemble.
result Achieved RMSE of 1.771, MAPE of 0.68%, and R-squared of 0.845 at 90-day horizon.

Inspired from recent insights into the common ground of machine learning, optimization and decision-making, this paper proposes an easy-to-implement, but effective procedure to enhance both the quality of renewable energy forecasts and the competitive edge of renewable energy producers in electricity markets with a dua…

2019-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Sales forecasting plays a prominent role in business planning and business strategy. The value and importance of advance information is a cornerstone of planning activity, and a well-set forecast goal can guide sale-force more efficiently. In this paper CPU sales forecasting of Intel Corporation, a multinational semico…

2017-04-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal stock price prediction model using recurrent neural networks with RMSprop optimizer.

problem Stock price prediction using neural networks.
method Comparison of fully connected, convolutional, and recurrent architectures; inclusion of three optimization techniques.
result Single layer recurrent neural network with RMSprop optimizer produces optimal results with validation and test MAE of 0.0150 and 0.0148 respectively.

LALR adapts learning rate for faster convergence in regression and neural nets.

problem Finding optimal learning rates for faster convergence in regression and neural networks.
method Lipschitz continuity theory applied to Mean Absolute Error and Quantile loss functions.
result Adaptive learning rate policy enables up to 20x faster convergence.

Paper proposes a new metric to evaluate survival models, especially for censored data.

problem Challenges in evaluating survival prediction models due to censored data.
method Developed a novel approach to estimate Mean Absolute Error (MAE) for survival datasets with censored data.
result The proposed MAE metric using pseudo-observations accurately ranks model performance and closely matches true MAE.

Study shows accuracy of neural networks depends more on error location than percentage of error.

problem Effect of noise on accuracy in incremental learning neural networks.
method Empirical study using Perceptron, Feed Forward Neural Network, and Radial Basis Function Neural Network.
result Accuracy of neural networks is more dependent on error location than the percentage of error.

It is well known that the distribution of returns from various financial instruments are leptokurtic, meaning that the distributions have "fatter tails" than a Normal distribution, and have skew toward zero. This paper presents a graceful micro-level explanation for such fat-tailed outcomes, using agents whose private …

2013-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

MetaCI uses meta-learning to generalize causal inference across heterogeneous populations.

problem Generalizing causal inference from multiple homogeneous subgroups to a heterogeneous population.
method MetaCI employs meta-learning to handle data distribution shifts and concept drifts.
result MetaCI outperforms random initialization and other methods in counterfactual inference.