assert_forecast_generic: Validation common to all forecast types

In scoringutils: Utilities for Scoring and Assessing Predictions

Validation common to all forecast types

Description

The function runs input checks that apply to all input data, regardless of forecast type. The function

• asserts that the forecast is a data.table which has columns observed and predicted

• checks the forecast type and forecast unit

• checks there are no duplicate forecasts

• if appropriate, checks the number of samples / quantiles is the same for all forecasts.

Usage

assert_forecast_generic(data, verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

data	A data.table with forecasts and observed values that should be validated.
verbose	Logical. If FALSE (default is TRUE), no messages and warnings will be created.

Value

returns the input

scoringutils documentation built on April 3, 2025, 6:07 p.m.