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An alternative approach to estimating the parameters of a generalised Grey Verhulst model: An application to steel intensity of use in the UK

Mark Evans Orcid Logo

Expert Systems with Applications, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 1236 - 1244

Swansea University Author: Mark Evans Orcid Logo

DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.eswa.2013.08.006

Abstract

Being able to forecast time series accurately has been quite a popular subject for researchers both in the past and at present. However, researchers have resorted to various forecasting models that have different mathematical backgrounds, such as statistical time series models, causal econometric mo...

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Published in: Expert Systems with Applications
Published: 2014
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15642
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Abstract: Being able to forecast time series accurately has been quite a popular subject for researchers both in the past and at present. However, researchers have resorted to various forecasting models that have different mathematical backgrounds, such as statistical time series models, causal econometric models, artificial neural networks, fuzzy predictors, evolutionary and genetic algorithms. In this paper, a brief review of a relatively new approach, known as grey system theory is provided. The paper offers an alternative approach to estimating the unknown parameters of the well know GM(1,1) and it is shown that this alternative procedure provides more reliable parameter estimates together with a simple visual framework for assessing whether the properties of the chosen GM(1,1) model are consistent with the actual data. In this paper a flexible generalisation of the Grey–Verhulst model is put forward which when applied to UK steel intensity of use produces very reliable multi step ahead predictions.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 4
Start Page: 1236
End Page: 1244

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