Robust optimal reconciliation for hierarchical time series forecasting with M-estimation
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| author | Wang, Zhichao Wang, Shanshan Cao, Wei Yang, Fei |
| author_facet | Wang, Zhichao Wang, Shanshan Cao, Wei Yang, Fei |
| contents | Aggregation constraints, arising from geographical or sectoral division, frequently emerge in a large set of time series. Coherent forecasts of these constrained series are anticipated to conform to their hierarchical structure organized by the aggregation rules. To enhance its resilience against potential irregular series, we explore the robust reconciliation process for hierarchical time series (HTS) forecasting. We incorporate M-estimation to obtain the reconciled forecasts by minimizing a robust loss function of transforming a group of base forecasts subject to the aggregation constraints. The related minimization procedure is developed and implemented through a modified Newton-Raphson algorithm via local quadratic approximation. Extensive numerical experiments are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed method, and the results suggest its feasibility in handling numerous abnormal cases (for instance, series with non-normal errors). The proposed robust reconciliation also demonstrates excellent efficiency when no outliers exist in HTS. Finally, we showcase the practical application of the proposed method in a real-data study on Australian domestic tourism. |
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| spellingShingle | Robust optimal reconciliation for hierarchical time series forecasting with M-estimation Wang, Zhichao Wang, Shanshan Cao, Wei Yang, Fei Applications Aggregation constraints, arising from geographical or sectoral division, frequently emerge in a large set of time series. Coherent forecasts of these constrained series are anticipated to conform to their hierarchical structure organized by the aggregation rules. To enhance its resilience against potential irregular series, we explore the robust reconciliation process for hierarchical time series (HTS) forecasting. We incorporate M-estimation to obtain the reconciled forecasts by minimizing a robust loss function of transforming a group of base forecasts subject to the aggregation constraints. The related minimization procedure is developed and implemented through a modified Newton-Raphson algorithm via local quadratic approximation. Extensive numerical experiments are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed method, and the results suggest its feasibility in handling numerous abnormal cases (for instance, series with non-normal errors). The proposed robust reconciliation also demonstrates excellent efficiency when no outliers exist in HTS. Finally, we showcase the practical application of the proposed method in a real-data study on Australian domestic tourism. |
| title | Robust optimal reconciliation for hierarchical time series forecasting with M-estimation |
| topic | Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22694 |