The asymmetry of judgemental confidence intervals in time series forecasting

The asymmetry of judgemental confidence intervals in time series forecasting

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Article ID: iaor20022080
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 623
End Page Number: 633
Publication Date: Oct 2001
Journal: International Journal of Forecasting
Authors: , ,
Abstract:

In forecasting a time series, one may be asked to communicate the likely distribution of the future actual value, often expressed as a confidence interval. Whilst the accuracy (calibration) of these intervals has dominated most studies to date, this paper is concerned with other possible characteristics of the intervals. It reports a study in which the prevalence and determinants of the symmetry of judgemental confidence intervals in time series forecasting was examined. Most prior work has assumed that this interval is symmetrically placed around the forecast. However, this study shows that people generally estimate asymmetric confidence intervals where the forecast is not the midpoint of the estimated interval. Many of these intervals are grossly asymmetric. Results indicate that the placement of the forecast in relation to the last actual value of a time series is a major determinant of the direction and size of the asymmetry.

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