ProbCast: Open-source Production, Evaluation and Visualisation of Probabilistic Forecasts

Browell, J. and Gilbert, C. (2020) ProbCast: Open-source Production, Evaluation and Visualisation of Probabilistic Forecasts. In: 2020 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), 18-21 Aug 2020, ISBN 9781728128221 (doi: 10.1109/PMAPS47429.2020.9183441)

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Abstract

Probabilistic forecasts quantify the uncertainty associated with predictions about the future. They are useful in decision-making, and essential when the user's objective is risk management, or optimisation with asymmetric cost functions. Probabilistic forecasts are widely utilised in finance and weather services, and increasingly by the energy industry, to name a few applications. The R package ProbCast provides a framework for producing probabilistic forecasts using a range of leading predictive models, plus visualisation, and evaluation of the resulting forecasts. It supports both parametric and non-parametric density forecasting, and high-dimensional dependency modelling based on Gaussian Copulas. ProbCast enables a simple workflow for common tasks associated with probabilistic forecasting, making leading methodologies more accessible then ever before. These features are described and then illustrated using an example from energy forecasting, and the first public release of the package itself accompanies this paper.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:Jethro Browell is supported by an EPSRC Innovation Fellowship (EP/R023484/1); Ciaran Gilbert is supported by the University of Strathclyde’s EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems (EP/L016680/1).
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Browell, Dr Jethro
Authors: Browell, J., and Gilbert, C.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Statistics
ISSN:2642-6757
ISBN:9781728128221
Data DOI:10.5281/zenodo.3843333

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