[article]
Titre : |
Optimal forecasting groups |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
P. J. Lamberson, Auteur ; Scott E. Page, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2012 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 805-810 |
Note générale : |
Management |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Combining forecasts Optimal groups Information aggregation |
Résumé : |
This paper characterizes the optimal composition of a group for making a combined forecast. In the model, individual forecasters have types defined according to a statistical criterion we call type coherence. Members of the same type have identical expected accuracy, and forecasters within a type have higher covariance than forecasters of different types. We derive the optimal group composition as a function of predictive accuracy, between- and within-type covariance, and group size. Group size plays a critical role in determining the optimal group: in small groups the most accurate type should be in the majority, whereas in large groups the type with the least within-type covariance should dominate. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
0025-1909 |
En ligne : |
http://mansci.journal.informs.org/content/58/4/805.abstract |
in Management science > Vol. 58 N° 4 (Avril 2012) . - pp. 805-810
[article] Optimal forecasting groups [texte imprimé] / P. J. Lamberson, Auteur ; Scott E. Page, Auteur . - 2012 . - pp. 805-810. Management Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Management science > Vol. 58 N° 4 (Avril 2012) . - pp. 805-810
Mots-clés : |
Combining forecasts Optimal groups Information aggregation |
Résumé : |
This paper characterizes the optimal composition of a group for making a combined forecast. In the model, individual forecasters have types defined according to a statistical criterion we call type coherence. Members of the same type have identical expected accuracy, and forecasters within a type have higher covariance than forecasters of different types. We derive the optimal group composition as a function of predictive accuracy, between- and within-type covariance, and group size. Group size plays a critical role in determining the optimal group: in small groups the most accurate type should be in the majority, whereas in large groups the type with the least within-type covariance should dominate. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
0025-1909 |
En ligne : |
http://mansci.journal.informs.org/content/58/4/805.abstract |
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