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The estimands are the out-of-sample RMSE and MAE of the seasonal-naive forecast and of your model at each horizon, the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model / RMSE_snaive per horizon, and, at h = 4, the mean loss differential d̄ = mean_t (e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t) with a standard error valid under serial correlation of the loss differential (Diebold–Mariano-type test).\n\n## Inputs\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` — observed data derived from the Bank of Canada Valet series V41690973 (Total CPI, Canada, index 2002 = 100, not seasonally adjusted, monthly; Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01); retrieved 2026-10-30 UTC; see `data/README.md` for URL, SHA-256 and terms. Columns: `quarter` (first month of the quarter, YYYY-MM-01), `cpi_avg` (mean of the three monthly index values), `infl_annualised` (target series: 400 × Δln cpi_avg, percent at annual rate, 6 decimals; empty for 1995Q1). 127 complete quarters, 1995Q1 to 2026Q3.\n- `data/cpi_monthly.csv` — the monthly index as served (`month`, `cpi`), 381 rows 1995-01 to 2026-09, provided for provenance; the quarterly file is the input of the analysis.\n\n## Information-availability rules\n- Forecast origins: the 40 quarters t = 2015-10-01, 2016-01-01, …, 2025-07-01 (the `quarter` value). Horizons h ∈ {1, 2, 4}; the target of origin t at horizon h is `infl_annualised` of quarter t + h.\n- A forecast made at origin t may use only quarters dated ≤ t (expanding window: estimation, model selection and transformations included); a quarter's value is treated as known at the end of that quarter.\n- Seasonal-naive baseline: the forecast for the target quarter t + h is the value of `infl_annualised` four quarters before the target, i.e. of quarter t + h − 4 (always ≤ t for h ≤ 4).\n- The h = 4 test: with one forecast per origin, consecutive 4-step-ahead errors overlap, so the loss differential d_t is serially correlated; the standard error of d̄ must be computed with a heteroskedasticity-and-autocorrelation-consistent (long-run variance) estimator with a truncation lag of at least h − 1 = 3 quarters; report the lag used.\n- Errors are computed on the data as given; do not claim real-time validity.\n\n## Required outputs\n- `out/forecasts.csv` — one row per (origin, horizon, model), columns `origin_date`, `target_date`, `horizon` (1, 2 or 4), `forecast`, `actual`, `model` (`snaive` or the value of `model_name`). 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No random numbers are used (`random_seed` = null).\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | RMSE model | MAE snaive | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.193 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 2.137 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 1.519 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.230 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.463 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 1.553 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.135 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.343 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 1.597 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.187 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are percentage points of annualised inflation. 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No random numbers are used (`random_seed` = null).\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | RMSE model | MAE snaive | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.193 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 2.137 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 1.519 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.230 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.463 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 1.553 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.135 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.343 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 1.597 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.187 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are percentage points of annualised inflation. At every horizon the seasonal AR has a lower RMSE and a lower MAE than the seasonal-naive forecast.\n\nAt h = 4: d̄ = 2.818 squared pp (`loss_diff_mean_h4`, positive means the model is better), HAC SE = 1.851 (`loss_diff_se_h4`), DM = 1.52 (`dm_stat_h4`), two-sided p = 0.128 (`dm_pvalue_h4`). **At conventional levels, the h = 4 loss differential cannot be distinguished from zero.**\n\n## Uncertainty\nThe test result depends on the HAC choice. The supplementary results are under `sensitivity_h4`:\n- Bartlett, lag 3: p = 0.177\n- rectangular, lag 3 (original DM truncation): p = 0.097\n- Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction of the main statistic, with t(39) reference: p = 0.173\n- Bartlett, lag 6: p = 0.041\n\nOnly the longest lag, which was not pre-specified, gives p < 0.05. The reason is that d_t has negative sample autocorrelations at lags 3–4 (−0.29, −0.41; see `out/state/checks.md`), so wider windows shrink the long-run variance. I report the pre-specified lag-4 Bartlett result as the primary answer. With T = 40 and a few very large errors (2021–2022), the normal approximation is rough. No formal tests were run at h = 1 or h = 2; those are point comparisons only.\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- Errors are computed on the current data vintage. Each quarter is treated as known at the end of that quarter, although publication actually comes about three weeks later. No real-time validity is claimed.\n- The evaluation window contains the COVID shock and the 2021–2022 inflation surge. A few quarters dominate the squared-error losses, so the results may not carry over to calmer periods.\n- Only one candidate model was evaluated, so there is no model-search multiplicity in the comparison. The model is simple (linear, constant parameters, deterministic seasonality).\n- The DM test treats forecasts from estimated models as given (no parameter-estimation adjustment), which is the standard practical usage.\n- All required outputs were produced (`feasibility` = \"complete\").\nEOF\ncat > out/claims.json <<'EOF'\n[\n {\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"The seasonal AR model has lower out-of-sample RMSE than seasonal-naive at h=1, 2 and 4 (relative improvements 0.230, 0.135, 0.187).\",\"results_keys\":[\"rmse_snaive_h1\",\"rmse_model_h1\",\"rmse_snaive_h2\",\"rmse_model_h2\",\"rmse_snaive_h4\",\"rmse_model_h4\",\"rel_improvement_rmse_h1\",\"rel_improvement_rmse_h2\",\"rel_improvement_rmse_h4\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Point estimates over 40 origins; no formal test at h=1,2; window dominated by 2020-2022 shocks.\"},\n {\"id\":\"C2\",\"text\":\"The model also has lower MAE than seasonal-naive at all three horizons.\",\"results_keys\":[\"mae_snaive_h1\",\"mae_model_h1\",\"mae_snaive_h2\",\"mae_model_h2\",\"mae_snaive_h4\",\"mae_model_h4\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Point estimates only.\"},\n {\"id\":\"C3\",\"text\":\"At h=4 the mean squared-error loss differential (2.82, model better) is not statistically distinguishable from zero with a Bartlett HAC SE at lag 4 (DM=1.52, p=0.128).\",\"results_keys\":[\"loss_diff_mean_h4\",\"loss_diff_se_h4\",\"hac_lags_h4\",\"hac_kernel_h4\",\"dm_stat_h4\",\"dm_pvalue_h4\"],\"status\":\"supported\",\"caveat\":\"Sensitive to HAC choice: p ranges 0.041 (Bartlett lag 6) to 0.177 (Bartlett lag 3); see sensitivity_h4. 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