We examine issues of prior sensitivity in a semi-parametric hierarchical extension of the INAR(p) model with innovation rates clustered according to a Pitman–Yor process placed at the top of the model hierarchy. Our main finding is a graphical criterion that guides the specification of the hyperparameters of the Pitman–Yor process base measure. We show how the discount and concentration parameters interact with the chosen base measure to yield a gain in terms of the robustness of the inferential results. The forecasting performance of the model is exemplified in the analysis of a time series of worldwide earthquake events, for which the new model outperforms the original INAR(p) model.
Prior sensitivity analysis in a semi-parametric integer-valued time series model
Lijoi, Antonio;Prünster, Igor
2020
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We examine issues of prior sensitivity in a semi-parametric hierarchical extension of the INAR(p) model with innovation rates clustered according to a Pitman–Yor process placed at the top of the model hierarchy. Our main finding is a graphical criterion that guides the specification of the hyperparameters of the Pitman–Yor process base measure. We show how the discount and concentration parameters interact with the chosen base measure to yield a gain in terms of the robustness of the inferential results. The forecasting performance of the model is exemplified in the analysis of a time series of worldwide earthquake events, for which the new model outperforms the original INAR(p) model.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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