Combining Forecasts: Multiple Regression versus a Bayesian Approach
β Scribed by Daniel T. Walz; Diane B. Walz
- Book ID
- 109167170
- Publisher
- Decision Sciences Institute, Georgia State University
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 728 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-7315
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## Abstract A general Bayesian approach to combining __n__ expert forecasts is developed. Under some moderate assumptions on the distributions of the expert errors, it leads to a consistent, monotonic, quasiβlinear average formula. This generalizes Bordley's results.
The standard approach to combining n expert forecasts involves taking a weighted average. Granger and Ramanathan proposed introducing an intercept term and unnormalized weights. This paper deduces their proposal from Bayesian principles. We find that their formula is equivalent to taking a weighted