Synergy in fertility forecasting: improving forecast accuracy through model averaging

Abstract Accuracy in fertility forecasting has proved challenging and warrants renewed attention. One way to improve accuracy is to combine the strengths of a set of existing models through model averaging. The model-averaged forecast is derived using empirical model weights that optimise forecast a...

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Main Authors: Han Lin Shang, Heather Booth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Genus
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-020-00099-y