Self-adaptive Processing and Forecasting Algorithm for Univariate Linear Time Series

As the Box-Jenkins method could not grasp the non-stationary characteristics of time series exactly, nor identify the optimal forecasting model order quickly and precisely, a self-adaptive processing and forecasting algorithm for univariate linear time series is proposed. A self-adaptive series characteristic test framework which employs varieties of statistic tests is constructed to solve the problem of inaccurate identification and inadequate processing for non-stationary characteristics of time series. To achieve favorable forecasts, an optimal forecasting model building algorithm combined with model filter and candidate model pool is proposed, in which a univariate linear time series forecasting model is built. Experimental data demonstrates that the proposed algorithm outperforms the comparative method in all forecasting performance statistics.