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Main Authors: Wolny-Dominiak, Alicja, Żądło, Tomasz
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.13393
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author Wolny-Dominiak, Alicja
Żądło, Tomasz
author_facet Wolny-Dominiak, Alicja
Żądło, Tomasz
contents This paper addresses the topic of choosing a prediction strategy when using parametric or nonparametric regression models. It emphasizes the importance of ex ante prediction accuracy, ensemble approaches, and forecasting not only the values of the dependent variable but also a function of these values, such as total income or median loss. It proposes a method for selecting a strategy for predicting the vector of functions of the dependent variable using various ex ante accuracy measures. The final decision is made through voting, where the candidates are prediction strategies and the voters are diverse prediction models with their respective prediction errors. Because the method is based on a Monte Carlo simulation, it allows for new scenarios, not previously observed, to be considered. The first part of the article provides a detailed theoretical description of the proposed method, while the second part presents its practical use in managing a portfolio of communication insurance. The example uses data from the Polish insurance market. All calculations are performed using the R programme.
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spellingShingle WASP: Voting-based ex Ante method for Selecting joint Prediction strategy
Wolny-Dominiak, Alicja
Żądło, Tomasz
Methodology
This paper addresses the topic of choosing a prediction strategy when using parametric or nonparametric regression models. It emphasizes the importance of ex ante prediction accuracy, ensemble approaches, and forecasting not only the values of the dependent variable but also a function of these values, such as total income or median loss. It proposes a method for selecting a strategy for predicting the vector of functions of the dependent variable using various ex ante accuracy measures. The final decision is made through voting, where the candidates are prediction strategies and the voters are diverse prediction models with their respective prediction errors. Because the method is based on a Monte Carlo simulation, it allows for new scenarios, not previously observed, to be considered. The first part of the article provides a detailed theoretical description of the proposed method, while the second part presents its practical use in managing a portfolio of communication insurance. The example uses data from the Polish insurance market. All calculations are performed using the R programme.
title WASP: Voting-based ex Ante method for Selecting joint Prediction strategy
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.13393