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141507
Helper I
9 years ago

ARIMA forecasting - Avoid negative preditions

Hi,

 

I am using below R code to generate Arima Forecast. The plot is successful and I dont want to see negative values in the plot. I used the lambda=0 in the arima() and my plot date is greater than zero records only. Still I am seeing negative predicions.

 

 

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Is there anyway to prevent this. Below is my R code.

 

 

 

library(xts)
library("forecast")
dates=as.Date(dataset$ReceivedDate,"%Y-%m-%d")
xs=xts(dataset$Volume,dates,frequency=12)
plot(xs)

arima1 <-arima(xs,order=c(2,1,5),seasonal=list(order=c(0,1,1),period=12,lambda=0))
q=forecast(arima1,h=60,level=c(99.5))
plot(q,col ="darkcyan",xaxt = 'n',xlab='Year', ylab = 'Volume',main='Inventory Forecast (Arima)')
axis(side=1,at=c(0,50,100,150,200),labels=c("Aug 2016","Oct 2016","Dec 2016","Jan 2017","Mar 2017"))
 
file.remove("D:/fitarima.csv")
write.table(q,file="D:/fitarima.csv", append=TRUE,sep=",",col.names=TRUE,row.names=TRUE)

Regards,

Senthil D

3 Replies

  • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
    v-ljerr-msft
    Microsoft Employee

    Hi 141507,

     

    Here is an article about positive forecasts and forecasts constrained to an interval. Could you go to check if it helps in your scenario? :smileyhappy:

     

    Regards

    • 141507's avatar
      141507
      Helper I

      Hi,

       

      Thanks for your input, But using this, prediction line shows as constant.

       

      Do We have any other way to achieve the positive prediction since we have positive values as resource data ?

       

      Regards,

      Senthil D

      • 141507's avatar
        141507
        Helper I

        Hi,

         

        Is any update for the above.

         

        Regards,

        Senthil D