Enhancing reliability in prediction intervals using point forecasters: Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression and Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14904v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:51:13 GMT
• Title: Enhancing reliability in prediction intervals using point forecasters: Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression and Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference
• Authors: Carlos Sebastián, Carlos E. González-Guillén, Jesús Juan,
• Abstract summary: We argue that, when evaluating a set of intervals, traditional measures alone are insufficient. The intervals must vary in length, with this variation directly linked to the difficulty of the prediction. We propose the Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression (HQR) model and the Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference ( WACI) method.
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• Abstract: Building prediction intervals for time series forecasting problems presents a complex challenge, particularly when relying solely on point predictors, a common scenario for practitioners in the industry. While research has primarily focused on achieving increasingly efficient valid intervals, we argue that, when evaluating a set of intervals, traditional measures alone are insufficient. There are additional crucial characteristics: the intervals must vary in length, with this variation directly linked to the difficulty of the prediction, and the coverage of the interval must remain independent of the difficulty of the prediction for practical utility. We propose the Heteroscedastic Quantile Regression (HQR) model and the Width-Adaptive Conformal Inference (WACI) method, providing theoretical coverage guarantees, to overcome those issues, respectively. The methodologies are evaluated in the context of Electricity Price Forecasting and Wind Power Forecasting, representing complex scenarios in time series forecasting. The results demonstrate that HQR and WACI not only improve or achieve typical measures of validity and efficiency but also successfully fulfil the commonly ignored mentioned characteristics.

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