DocumentCode
677607
Title
Aggregation of forecasts from multiple simulation models
Author
Merrick, Jason R. W.
Author_Institution
Stat. Sci. & Oper. Res., Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
8-11 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
533
Lastpage
542
Abstract
When faced with output from multiple simulation models, a decision maker must aggregate the forecasts provided by each model. This problem is made harder when the models are based on similar assumptions or use overlapping input data. This situation is similar to the problem of expert judgment aggregation where experts provide a forecast distribution based on overlapping information, but only samples from the output distribution are obtained in the simulation case. We propose a Bayesian method for aggregating forecasts from multiple simulation models. We demonstrate the approach using a climate change example, an area often informed by multiple simulation models.
Keywords
Bayes methods; decision making; forecasting theory; simulation; Bayesian method; climate change example; expert judgment aggregation; forecast aggregation; forecast distribution; multiple simulation models; overlapping input data; Adaptation models; Analytical models; Data models; Gaussian distribution; Meteorology; Predictive models; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference (WSC), 2013 Winter
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2077-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2013.6721448
Filename
6721448
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