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incrmaape

Compute the mean arctangent absolute percentage error (MAAPE) incrementally.

The mean arctangent absolute percentage error is defined as

$$\mathop{\mathrm{MAAPE}} = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} \mathop{\mathrm{arctan}}\biggl( \biggl| \frac{a_i - f_i}{a_i} \biggr| \biggr)$$

where f_i is the forecast value and a_i is the actual value.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/stats-incr-maape

Alternatively,

• To load the package in a website via a script tag without installation and bundlers, use the ES Module available on the esm branch (see README).
• If you are using Deno, visit the deno branch (see README for usage intructions).
• For use in Observable, or in browser/node environments, use the Universal Module Definition (UMD) build available on the umd branch (see README).

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To view installation and usage instructions specific to each branch build, be sure to explicitly navigate to the respective README files on each branch, as linked to above.

Usage

var incrmaape = require( '@stdlib/stats-incr-maape' );

incrmaape()

Returns an accumulator function which incrementally computes the mean arctangent absolute percentage error.

var accumulator = incrmaape();

accumulator( [f, a] )

If provided input values f and a, the accumulator function returns an updated mean arctangent absolute percentage error. If not provided input values f and a, the accumulator function returns the current mean arctangent absolute percentage error.

var accumulator = incrmaape();

var m = accumulator( 2.0, 3.0 );
// returns ~0.3218

m = accumulator( 1.0, 4.0 );
// returns ~0.4826

m = accumulator( 3.0, 5.0 );
// returns ~0.4486

m = accumulator();
// returns ~0.4486

Notes

• Input values are not type checked. If provided NaN or a value which, when used in computations, results in NaN, the accumulated value is NaN for all future invocations. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly before passing the value to the accumulator function.
• Note that, unlike the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), the mean arctangent absolute percentage error is expressed in radians on the interval [0,π/2].

Examples

var randu = require( '@stdlib/random-base-randu' );
var incrmaape = require( '@stdlib/stats-incr-maape' );

var accumulator;
var v1;
var v2;
var i;

// Initialize an accumulator:
accumulator = incrmaape();

// For each simulated datum, update the mean arctangent absolute percentage error...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    v1 = ( randu()*100.0 ) + 50.0;
    v2 = ( randu()*100.0 ) + 50.0;
    accumulator( v1, v2 );
}
console.log( accumulator() );

References

• Kim, Sungil, and Heeyoung Kim. 2016. "A new metric of absolute percentage error for intermittent demand forecasts." International Journal of Forecasting 32 (3): 669–79. doi:10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.12.003.

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See Also

• @stdlib/stats-incr/mae: compute the mean absolute error (MAE) incrementally.
• @stdlib/stats-incr/mape: compute the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) incrementally.
• @stdlib/stats-incr/mean: compute an arithmetic mean incrementally.
• @stdlib/stats-incr/mmaape: compute a moving arctangent mean absolute percentage error (MAAPE) incrementally.

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Notice

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