同时选特征和滞后项,提升金融环境预测精度
Bayesian Models for Joint Selection of Features and Auto-Regressive Lags: Theory and Applications in Environmental and Financial Forecasting
- 用贝叶斯分层模型搭配尖刺-板棒先验,同步选择变量和滞后误差项
- 在真实数据中显著降低均方预测误差,准确识别关键变量与滞后结构
- 适合需要解释性与高精度的时序建模场景,如金融、水文预测
我们构建了一个针对具有自相关误差的线性回归中的变量选择的贝叶斯框架,适用于响应变量依赖于当前或过去解释变量及持续随机冲击的时序场景,常见于金融建模、水文预报和气象应用。该方法采用带有尖刺-板棒先验的分层贝叶斯模型,同时选择相关协变量与滞后误差项。提出一种高效的两阶段MCMC算法,将变量包含指标与模型参数采样分离,以应对高维计算挑战。理论分析表明,在温和条件下,即使候选预测变量随样本量指数增长,仍可实现后验选择一致性。通过模拟和实际应用(地下水位预测、标普500对数收益率建模),验证了其在变量选择准确性和预测性能上的显著提升。相比现有方法,本框架实现了更低的均方预测误差(MSPE),更优的真实模型成分识别能力,且对自相关噪声更具鲁棒性,凸显其在自回归建模中用于模型解释与预测的实际价值。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
We develop a Bayesian framework for variable selection in linear regression with autocorrelated errors, accommodating lagged covariates and autoregressive structures. This setting occurs in time series applications where responses depend on contemporaneous or past explanatory variables and persistent stochastic shocks, including financial modeling, hydrological forecasting, and meteorological applications requiring temporal dependency capture. Our methodology uses hierarchical Bayesian models with spike-and-slab priors to simultaneously select relevant covariates and lagged error terms. We propose an efficient two-stage MCMC algorithm separating sampling of variable inclusion indicators and model parameters to address high-dimensional computational challenges. Theoretical analysis establishes posterior selection consistency under mild conditions, even when candidate predictors grow exponentially with sample size, common in modern time series with many potential lagged variables. Through simulations and real applications (groundwater depth prediction, S&P 500 log returns modeling), we demonstrate substantial gains in variable selection accuracy and predictive performance. Compared to existing methods, our framework achieves lower MSPE, improved true model component identification, and greater robustness with autocorrelated noise, underscoring practical utility for model interpretation and forecasting in autoregressive settings.
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