Conformal PID Control for Time Series Prediction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16895v1
• Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:59:16 GMT
• Title: Conformal PID Control for Time Series Prediction
• Abstract summary: We study the problem of uncertainty quantification for time series prediction. We present algorithms that prospectively model conformal scores in an online setting. We also run experiments on predicting electricity demand, market returns, and temperature.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We study the problem of uncertainty quantification for time series prediction, with the goal of providing easy-to-use algorithms with formal guarantees. The algorithms we present build upon ideas from conformal prediction and control theory, are able to prospectively model conformal scores in an online setting, and adapt to the presence of systematic errors due to seasonality, trends, and general distribution shifts. Our theory both simplifies and strengthens existing analyses in online conformal prediction. Experiments on 4-week-ahead forecasting of statewide COVID-19 death counts in the U.S. show an improvement in coverage over the ensemble forecaster used in official CDC communications. We also run experiments on predicting electricity demand, market returns, and temperature using autoregressive, Theta, Prophet, and Transformer models. We provide an extendable codebase for testing our methods and for the integration of new algorithms, data sets, and forecasting rules.

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