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Forecasting the Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Using Modal Regression

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  • XIN JING

    (Yonsei University)

  • JIN SEO CHO

    (Yonsei University)

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This study utilizes modal regression to forecast the cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The objective is to improve the accuracy of the forecasts compared to standard mean and median regressions. To evaluate the performance of the forecasts, we conduct simulations and introduce a metric called the coverage quantile function (CQF), which is optimized using modal regression. By applying modal regression to popular time-series models for COVID19 data, we provide empirical evidence that the forecasts generated by the modal regression outperform those produced by the mean and median regressions in terms of the CQF. This finding addresses the limitations of the mean and median regression forecasts.

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  • Xin Jing & Jin Seo Cho, 2023. "Forecasting the Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Using Modal Regression," Working papers 2023rwp-217, Yonsei University, Yonsei Economics Research Institute.
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    Keywords

    Forecasting COVID-19 cases; Modal regression; Conditional mode; MEM algorithm; Density estimation.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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