IMPROVING THE FORECASTED ACCURACY OF MODEL BASED ON FUZZY TIME SERIES AND K-MEANS CLUSTERING

Author(s):  
Nghiem Van Tinh ◽  
Nguyen Cong Dieu

There are many approaches to improve the forecasted accuracy of model based on fuzzy time series such as: determining the optimal interval length, establishing fuzzy logic relationship groups, similarity measures, …wherein, the length of intervals is a factor that greatly affects forecasting results in fuzzy time series model. In this paper, a new forecasting model based on combining the fuzzy time series (FTS) and K-mean clustering algorithm with three computational methods, K-means clustering technique, the time - variant fuzzy logical relationship groups and defuzzification forecasting rules, is presented. Firstly, we apply the K-mean clustering algorithm to divide the historical data into clusters and tune them into intervals with proper lengths. Then, based on the new intervals obtained, the proposed method is used to fuzzify all the historical data and create the time -variant fuzzy logical relationship groups based on the new concept of time – variant fuzzy logical relationship group. Finally, Calculate the forecasted output value by the improved defuzzification technique in the stage of defuzzification. To evaluate performance of the proposed model, two numerical data sets are utilized to illustrate the proposed method and compare the forecasting accuracy with existing methods. The results show that the proposed model gets a higher average forecasting accuracy rate to forecast the Taiwan futures exchange (TAIFEX) and enrollments of the University of Alabama than the existing methods based on the first – order and high-order fuzzy time series.

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Pham Đinh Phong

The fuzzy time series (FTS) forecasting models have been being studied intensively over the past few years. Most of the researches focus on improving the effectiveness of the FTS forecasting models using time-invariant fuzzy logical relationship groups proposed by Chen et al. In contrast to Chen’s model, a fuzzy set can be repeated in the right-hand side of the fuzzy logical relationship groups of Yu’s model. N. C. Dieu enhanced Yu’s forecasting model by using the time-variant fuzzy logical relationship groups instead of the time-invariant ones. The forecasting models mentioned above partition the historical data into subintervals and assign the fuzzy sets to them by the human expert’s experience. N. D. Hieu et al. proposed a linguistic time series by utilizing the hedge algebras quantification to converse the numerical time series data to the linguistic time series. Similar to the FTS forecasting model, the obtained linguistic time series can define the linguistic, logical relationships which are used to establish the linguistic, logical relationship groups and form a linguistic forecasting model. In this paper, we propose a linguistic time series forecasting model based on the linguistic forecasting rules induced from the linguistic, logical relationships instead of the linguistic, logical relationship groups proposed by N. D. Hieu. The experimental studies using the historical data of the enrollments of University of Alabama observed from 1971 to 1992 and the daily average temperature data observed from June 1996 to September 1996 in Taipei show the outperformance of the proposed forecasting models over the counterpart ones.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-292
Author(s):  
Nghiem Van Tinh ◽  
Nguyen Cong Dieu

Fuzzy time series (FTS) model is one of the effective tools that can be used to identify factors in order to solve the complex process and uncertainty. Nowadays, it has been widely used in many forecasting problems. However, establishing effective fuzzy relationships groups, finding proper length of each interval, and building defuzzification rule are three issues that exist in FTS model. Therefore, in this paper, a novel FTS forecasting model based on fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering and particle swarm optimization (PSO) was developed to enhance the forecasting accuracy. Firstly, the FCM clustering is used to divide the historical data into intervals with different lengths. After generating interval, the historical data is fuzzified into fuzzy sets. Following, fuzzy relationship groups were established based on the appearance history of the fuzzy sets on the right-hand side of the fuzzy logical relationships with the aim to serve for calculating the forecasting output.  Finally, the proposed model combined with PSO algorithm was applied to adjust interval lengths and find proper intervals in the universe of discourse for obtaining the best forecasting accuracy. To verify the effectiveness of the forecasting model, three numerical datasets (enrolments data of the University of Alabama, the Taiwan futures exchange –TAIFEX data and yearly deaths in car road accidents in Belgium) are selected to illustrate the proposed model. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model is better than any existing forecasting models in term of forecasting accuracy based on the first – order and high-order FTS.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-292
Author(s):  
Nghiem Van Tinh ◽  
Nguyen Cong Dieu

Fuzzy time series (FTS) model is one of the effective tools that can be used to identify factors in order to solve the complex process and uncertainty. Nowadays, it has been widely used in many forecasting problems. However, establishing effective fuzzy relationships groups, finding proper length of each interval, and building defuzzification rule are three issues that exist in FTS model. Therefore, in this paper, a novel FTS forecasting model based on fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering and particle swarm optimization (PSO) was developed to enhance the forecasting accuracy. Firstly, the FCM clustering is used to divide the historical data into intervals with different lengths. After generating interval, the historical data is fuzzified into fuzzy sets. Following, fuzzy relationship groups were established based on the appearance history of the fuzzy sets on the right-hand side of the fuzzy logical relationships with the aim to serve for calculating the forecasting output.  Finally, the proposed model combined with PSO algorithm was applied to adjust interval lengths and find proper intervals in the universe of discourse for obtaining the best forecasting accuracy. To verify the effectiveness of the forecasting model, three numerical datasets (enrolments data of the University of Alabama, the Taiwan futures exchange –TAIFEX data and yearly deaths in car road accidents in Belgium) are selected to illustrate the proposed model. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model is better than any existing forecasting models in term of forecasting accuracy based on the first – order and high-order FTS.


Author(s):  
Nghiem Van Tinh

Over the past 25 years, numerous fuzzy time series forecasting models have been proposed to deal the complex and uncertain problems. The main factors that affect the forecasting results of these models are partition universe of discourse, creation of fuzzy relationship groups and defuzzification of forecasting output values. So, this study presents a hybrid fuzzy time series forecasting model combined particle swarm optimization (PSO) and fuzzy C-means clustering (FCM) for solving issues above. The FCM clustering is used to divide the historical data into initial intervals with unequal size. After generating interval, the historical data is fuzzified into fuzzy sets with the aim to serve for establishing fuzzy relationship groups according to chronological order. Then the information obtained from the fuzzy relationship groups can be used to calculate forecasted value based on a new defuzzification technique. In addition, in order to enhance forecasting accuracy, the PSO algorithm is used for finding optimum interval lengths in the universe of discourse. The proposed model is applied to forecast three well-known numerical datasets (enrolments data of the University of Alabama, the Taiwan futures exchange —TAIFEX data and yearly deaths in car road accidents in Belgium). These datasets are also examined by using some other forecasting models available in the literature. The forecasting results obtained from the proposed model are compared to those produced by the other models. It is observed that the proposed model achieves higher forecasting accuracy than its counterparts for both first—order and high—order fuzzy logical relationship.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.30) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Nazirah Ramli ◽  
Siti Musleha Ab Mutalib ◽  
Daud Mohamad

This paper proposes an enhanced fuzzy time series (FTS) prediction model that can keep some information under a various level of confidence throughout the forecasting procedure. The forecasting accuracy is developed based on the similarity between the fuzzified historical data and the fuzzy forecast values. No defuzzification process involves in the proposed method. The frequency density method is used to partition the interval, and the area and height type of similarity measure is utilized to get the forecasting accuracy. The proposed model is applied in a numerical example of the unemployment rate in Malaysia. The results show that on average 96.9% of the forecast values are similar to the historical data. The forecasting error based on the distance of the similarity measure is 0.031. The forecasting accuracy can be obtained directly from the forecast values of trapezoidal fuzzy numbers form without experiencing the defuzzification procedure.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangren Qiu ◽  
Xiaodong Liu ◽  
Hailin Li

In view of techniques for constructing high-order fuzzy time series models, there are three methods which are based on advanced algorithms, computational methods, and grouping the fuzzy logical relationships, respectively. The last kind model has been widely applied and researched for the reason that it is easy to be understood by the decision makers. To improve the fuzzy time series forecasting model, this paper presents a novel high-order fuzzy time series models denoted asGTS(M,N)on the basis of generalized fuzzy logical relationships. Firstly, the paper introduces some concepts of the generalized fuzzy logical relationship and an operation for combining the generalized relationships. Then, the proposed model is implemented in forecasting enrollments of the University of Alabama. As an example of in-depth research, the proposed approach is also applied to forecast the close price of Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index. Finally, the effects of the number of orders and hierarchies of fuzzy logical relationships on the forecasting results are discussed.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mahadi Muhammad ◽  
Sri Wahyuningsih ◽  
Meiliyani Siringoringo

ABSTRAKFuzzy time series (FTS) Lee adalah suatu metode peramalan yang digunakan ketika jumlah data historis yang tersedia sedikit, serta tidak mensyaratkan asumsi-asumsi tertentu yang harus terpenuhi. Metode ini menggunakan data historis berupa himpunan fuzzy yang berasal dari bilangan real atas himpunan semesta pada data aktual. FTS Lee adalah perkembangan dari FTS Song dan Chissom, FTS Cheng, serta FTS Chen. Pada penelitian ini dibahas penerapan FTS Lee pada data Nilai Tukar Petani Subsektor Peternakan (NTPT) di Kalimantan Timur. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memperoleh hasil peramalan NTPT di Kalimantan Timur pada bulan Januari 2020 dengan menggunakan FTS Lee. Langkah awal dalam penelitian ini yaitu menentukan himpunan semesta pembicaraan, langkah kedua menentukan banyaknya himpunan fuzzy, langkah ketiga mendefinisikan derajat keanggotaan himpunan fuzzy terhadap  dan melakukan fuzzyfikasi pada data aktual, langkah keempat membuat fuzzy logical relationship, langkah kelima membuat fuzzy logical relationship group, langkah keenam melakukan defuzzyfikasi sehingga diperoleh hasil peramalan, serta dilanjutkan dengan menghitung nilai mean absolute percentage error. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peramalan menggunakan FTS Lee pada bulan Januari 2020 adalah 110,25. Nilai mean absolute percentage error pada  hasil peramalan dengan menggunakan FTS Lee adalah sangat baik.  ABSTRACTLee’s Fuzzy time series (FTS) is a forecasting method that is used when the number of historical data that available was small and does not require certain assumptions to be fulfilled. This method uses historical data in the form of fuzzy sets derived from real numbers over the set of universes in the actual data. FTS Lee is a development of FTS Song and Chissom, FTS Cheng, and FTS Chen. This research discusses the application of FTS Lee to the Exchange Rate of Farmers Subsectors Farm (ERFSF) in Kalimantan Timur. The purpose of this study was to obtain the results of ERFSF forecasting in Kalimantan Timur in January 2020 using FTS Lee. The first step during research is to determine the set of speech universes, the second step is to determine the number of fuzzy sets, the third step is to define the degree of fuzzy association membership and fuzzification on the actual data, the fourth step is to create a fuzzy logical relationship, the fifth step is to create a fuzzy logical relationship group, the sixth step is to perform defuzzification in order to obtain forecasting results, and continue by calculating the mean absolute percentage error value. The results showed that forecasting using FTS Lee in January 2020 was 110,25. The mean absolute percentage error value in forecasting results using FTS Lee is very good.


Author(s):  
Abhishekh ◽  
Surendra Singh Gautam ◽  
Shiva Raj Singh

The study of fuzzy time series models have been extensively used to improve the accuracy rates in forecasting problems. In this paper, we present a new type 2 fuzzy time series forecasting model based on three-factors fuzzy logical relationship groups. The proposed method uses a new technique to define partitions the universe of discourse into different length of intervals for different factors. Also, the proposed method fuzzifies the historical data sets of the main factors, second factors and third factors to their maximum membership grades obtained by their corresponding triangular fuzzy sets and construct the fuzzy logical relationship groups which is based on the three-factors to enhance in the forecasting accuracy rates. This paper introduces a new defuzzification technique based on their frequency occurrences of fuzzy logical relationships in fuzzy logical relationship groups. The fitness of the propose method is verified in the forecasting of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex historical data and compare in terms of root mean square and average forecasting errors which indicates that the proposed method produce more accurate forecasted output over the existing models in fuzzy time series.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal S. Selim ◽  
Gihan A. Elanany

Forecasting activities play an important role in our daily life. In recent years, fuzzy time series (FTS) methods were developed to deal with forecasting problems. FTS attracted researchers because of its ability to predict the future values in some critical situations where most standard forecasting models are doubtfully applicable or produce bad fittings. However, some critical issues in FTS are still open; these issues are often subjective and affect the accuracy of forecasting. In this paper, we focus on improving the accuracy of FTS forecasting methods. The new method integrates the fuzzy clustering and genetic algorithm with FTS to reduce subjectivity and improve its accuracy. In the new method, the genetic algorithm is responsible for selecting the proper model. Also, the fuzzy clustering algorithm is responsible for fuzzifying the historical data, based on its membership degrees to each cluster, and using these memberships to defuzzify the results. This method provides better forecasting accuracy when compared with other extant researches.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mahadi Muhammad ◽  
Sri Wahyuningsih ◽  
Meiliyani Siringoringo

ABSTRAKFuzzy time series (FTS) Lee adalah suatu metode peramalan yang digunakan ketika jumlah data historis yang tersedia sedikit, serta tidak mensyaratkan asumsi-asumsi tertentu yang harus terpenuhi. Metode ini menggunakan data historis berupa himpunan fuzzy yang berasal dari bilangan real atas himpunan semesta pada data aktual. FTS Lee adalah perkembangan dari FTS Song dan Chissom, FTS Cheng, serta FTS Chen. Pada penelitian ini dibahas penerapan FTS Lee pada data Nilai Tukar Petani Subsektor Peternakan (NTPT) di Kalimantan Timur. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memperoleh hasil peramalan NTPT di Kalimantan Timur pada bulan Januari 2020 dengan menggunakan FTS Lee. Langkah awal dalam penelitian ini yaitu menentukan himpunan semesta pembicaraan, langkah kedua menentukan banyaknya himpunan fuzzy, langkah ketiga mendefinisikan derajat keanggotaan himpunan fuzzy terhadap  dan melakukan fuzzyfikasi pada data aktual, langkah keempat membuat fuzzy logical relationship, langkah kelima membuat fuzzy logical relationship group, langkah keenam melakukan defuzzyfikasi sehingga diperoleh hasil peramalan, serta dilanjutkan dengan menghitung nilai mean absolute percentage error. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peramalan menggunakan FTS Lee pada bulan Januari 2020 adalah 110,25. Nilai mean absolute percentage error pada  hasil peramalan dengan menggunakan FTS Lee adalah sangat baik. ABSTRACTLee’s Fuzzy time series (FTS) is a forecasting method that is used when the number of historical data that available was small and does not require certain assumptions to be fulfilled. This method uses historical data in the form of fuzzy sets derived from real numbers over the set of universes in the actual data. FTS Lee is a development of FTS Song and Chissom, FTS Cheng, and FTS Chen. This research discusses the application of FTS Lee to the Exchange Rate of Farmers Subsectors Farm (ERFSF) in Kalimantan Timur. The purpose of this study was to obtain the results of ERFSF forecasting in Kalimantan Timur in January 2020 using FTS Lee. The first step during research is to determine the set of speech universes, the second step is to determine the number of fuzzy sets, the third step is to define the degree of fuzzy association membership and fuzzification on the actual data, the fourth step is to create a fuzzy logical relationship, the fifth step is to create a fuzzy logical relationship group, the sixth step is to perform defuzzification in order to obtain forecasting results, and continue by calculating the mean absolute percentage error value. The results showed that forecasting using FTS Lee in January 2020 was 110,25. The mean absolute percentage error value in forecasting results using FTS Lee is very good.


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