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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. 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\"\n \"later quarters serve only as targets\"])\npd.DataFrame(excl, columns=[\"step\", \"rule\", \"n_before\", \"n_after\", \"n_removed\", \"rationale\"]).to_csv(\n os.path.join(OUT, \"exclusions.csv\"), index=False)\n\nres = {\"task_id\": \"F3-conf-04\", \"model_name\": MODEL,\n \"model_description\": (\"Direct (one regression per horizon) OLS model: infl(s+h) on four target-quarter \"\n \"seasonal dummies plus p lags infl(s),...,infl(s-p+1), p in 0..4 chosen by BIC on a \"\n \"common sample, re-estimated and re-selected at each origin on an expanding window \"\n \"from 1995Q2 using only quarters <= origin.\"),\n \"n_origins\": len(origins), \"first_origin\": origins[0].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\"),\n \"last_origin\": origins[-1].strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d\")}\nerr = {}\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n for mod, key in ((\"snaive\", \"snaive\"), (MODEL, \"model\")):\n s = fc[(fc.horizon == h) & (fc.model == mod)].sort_values(\"origin_date\")\n e = (s.actual - s.forecast).to_numpy()\n err[(key, h)] = e\n res[f\"rmse_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.sqrt(np.mean(e ** 2)))\n res[f\"mae_{key}_h{h}\"] = float(np.mean(np.abs(e)))\nfor h in HORIZONS:\n res[f\"rel_improvement_rmse_h{h}\"] = 1 - res[f\"rmse_model_h{h}\"] / res[f\"rmse_snaive_h{h}\"]\n\n\ndef lrv(d, lags, kernel):\n d = d - d.mean()\n T = len(d)\n g = [np.sum(d[j:] * d[: T - j]) / T for j in range(lags + 1)]\n w = [1.0] + [(1 - j / (lags + 1)) if kernel == \"bartlett\" else 1.0 for j in range(1, lags + 1)]\n return g[0] + 2 * sum(w[j] * g[j] for j in range(1, lags + 1))\n\n\nd = err[(\"snaive\", 4)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 4)] ** 2\nT = len(d)\nLAGS, KERNEL = 3, \"bartlett\"\ndbar = float(d.mean())\nse = float(np.sqrt(lrv(d, LAGS, KERNEL) / T))\ndm = dbar / se\nres.update({\"loss_diff_mean_h4\": dbar, \"loss_diff_se_h4\": se, \"hac_lags_h4\": LAGS, \"hac_kernel_h4\": KERNEL,\n \"dm_stat_h4\": dm, \"dm_pvalue_h4\": float(2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(dm)))})\n\n# sensitivity of the h=4 test (reported, not primary)\nsens = []\nfor kern, L in ((\"bartlett\", 3), (\"bartlett\", 4), (\"bartlett\", 6), (\"rectangular\", 3)):\n v = lrv(d, L, kern)\n if v > 0:\n s_ = np.sqrt(v / T); st = dbar / s_\n hln = st * np.sqrt((T + 1 - 2 * 4 + 4 * 3 / T) / T) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan\n sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": s_, \"dm_stat\": st, \"p_normal\": 2 * stats.norm.sf(abs(st)),\n \"hln_stat\": hln, \"p_hln_t39\": 2 * stats.t.sf(abs(hln), T - 1) if kern == \"rectangular\" else np.nan})\n else:\n sens.append({\"kernel\": kern, \"lags\": L, \"se\": np.nan, \"dm_stat\": np.nan, \"p_normal\": np.nan,\n \"hln_stat\": np.nan, \"p_hln_t39\": np.nan})\npd.DataFrame(sens).to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, \"sensitivity_dm.csv\"), index=False, float_format=\"%.6f\")\n\nres.update({\"feasibility\": \"complete\", \"feasibility_reason\": None,\n \"data_issues\": [{\"issue\": \"infl_annualised missing for 1995Q1 (no prior quarter)\",\n \"handling\": \"row excluded from all estimation samples\"},\n {\"issue\": \"large genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1-Q2) in the target\",\n \"handling\": \"kept as observed; no winsorising; noted in report\"}],\n \"n_input_rows\": {\"cpi_quarterly.csv\": n_q, \"cpi_monthly.csv\": n_m},\n \"n_analysed\": int(n_last), \"random_seed\": None,\n \"supplementary\": {\n \"n_analysed_definition\": \"quarters with observed inflation <= last origin (1995Q2-2025Q3); regression obs in last fit are fewer (lags/horizon)\",\n \"n_reg_last_origin\": {f\"h{h}\": int(psel[(psel.origin == origins[-1]) & (psel.h == h)].n_reg.iloc[0]) for h in HORIZONS},\n \"selected_p_counts\": {f\"h{h}\": {str(k): int(v) for k, v in psel[psel.h == h].p.value_counts().sort_index().items()} for h in HORIZONS},\n \"mean_loss_diff_h1\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 1)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 1)] ** 2)),\n \"mean_loss_diff_h2\": float(np.mean(err[(\"snaive\", 2)] ** 2 - err[(\"model\", 2)] ** 2)),\n \"dm_sensitivity_h4\": [{k: (None if (isinstance(v, float) and np.isnan(v)) else (float(v) if not isinstance(v, str) and not isinstance(v, int) else v)) for k, v in r.items()} for r in sens],\n \"loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets\": float(np.mean(d[~pd.to_datetime(fc[(fc.horizon == 4) & (fc.model == 'snaive')].sort_values('origin_date').target_date).dt.year.isin([2021, 2022]).to_numpy()])),\n }})\nwith open(os.path.join(OUT, \"results.json\"), \"w\") as f:\n json.dump(res, f, indent=2)\nfor k in [k for k in res if k.startswith((\"rmse\", \"mae\", \"rel_\", \"loss\", \"dm_\"))]:\n print(f\"{k}: {res[k]:.4f}\")\nEOF\n~/wp29/venv/bin/python out/analysis.py && cat out/sensitivity_dm.csv out/exclusions.csv && grep -A30 supplementary out/results.json","description":"Write and run analysis script"},"caller":{"type":"direct"}}],"container":null,"stop_reason":"tool_use","stop_sequence":null,"stop_details":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":2,"cache_creation_input_tokens":1672,"cache_read_input_tokens":13328,"output_tokens":4238,"output_tokens_details":{"thinking_tokens":0},"server_tool_use":{"web_search_requests":0,"web_fetch_requests":0},"service_tier":"standard","cache_creation":{"ephemeral_1h_input_tokens":0,"ephemeral_5m_input_tokens":1672},"inference_geo":"global","iterations":[],"speed":"standard","fallback_credit":null},"input_transformations":[],"diagnostics":null,"context_management":null},"apiBlockIndex":1,"requestId":"req_011CgXnSZZiZtHcpTU5qCA14","requestRef":"74d7da4d-172e-45f4-b95c-239fa096ef54","requestedModel":"claude-opus-5-5","type":"assistant","uuid":"0ff48224-70bc-42ec-a9c0-551ae530bb70","timestamp":"2026-10-30T04:24:07.936Z","effort":"medium","perTurnEffort":"medium","userType":"external","entrypoint":"sdk-cli","cwd":"/Users/simon-pierreboucher/wp29/runs/RC0079/out/state","sessionId":"89f60c57-2786-4b5b-a94c-155429cb6e44","version":"2.1.314","gitBranch":"HEAD"}46{"type":"last-prompt","lastPrompt":"Begin","leafUuid":"0ff48224-70bc-42ec-a9c0-551ae530bb70","sessionId":"89f60c57-2786-4b5b-a94c-155429cb6e44"}47{"type":"atis-latch","atis":"","sessionId":"89f60c57-2786-4b5b-a94c-155429cb6e44"}48{"parentUuid":"0ff48224-70bc-42ec-a9c0-551ae530bb70","isSidechain":false,"promptId":"d027fad9-2ff3-4072-b239-1dcb11a13e16","type":"user","message":{"role":"user","content":[{"tool_use_id":"toolu_013hYAXCYiznUTQaPwi7gA8r","type":"tool_result","content":"rmse_snaive_h1: 2.8491\nmae_snaive_h1: 2.1375\nrmse_model_h1: 2.1974\nmae_model_h1: 1.5611\nrmse_snaive_h2: 2.8467\nmae_snaive_h2: 2.1259\nrmse_model_h2: 2.3608\nmae_model_h2: 1.5329\nrmse_snaive_h4: 2.8823\nmae_snaive_h4: 2.1813\nrmse_model_h4: 2.3551\nmae_model_h4: 1.6015\nrel_improvement_rmse_h1: 0.2287\nrel_improvement_rmse_h2: 0.1707\nrel_improvement_rmse_h4: 0.1829\nloss_diff_mean_h4: 2.7611\nloss_diff_se_h4: 2.1477\ndm_stat_h4: 1.2856\ndm_pvalue_h4: 0.1986\nkernel,lags,se,dm_stat,p_normal,hln_stat,p_hln_t39\nbartlett,3,2.147724,1.285589,0.198586,,\nbartlett,4,1.908121,1.447021,0.147891,,\nbartlett,6,1.419307,1.945379,0.051729,,\nrectangular,3,1.750620,1.577208,0.114748,1.439067,0.158110\nstep,rule,n_before,n_after,n_removed,rationale\n1,drop quarters with missing infl_annualised,127,126,1,\"1995Q1 has no previous quarter, so its inflation is undefined\"\n2,last estimation sample: quarters <= last origin 2025-07-01,126,122,4,information rule: forecasts at origin t use only quarters <= t; 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writes out/results.json, out/forecasts.csv, out/exclusions.csv,\nout/sensitivity_dm.csv. Deterministic (no randomness).\"\"\"\nimport json, os\nimport numpy as np, pandas as pd\nfrom scipy import stats\n\nOUT = \"out\"\nHORIZONS = [1, 2, 4]\nPMAX = 4\nMODEL = \"dsar_bic\"\n\nq = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_quarterly.csv\", parse_dates=[\"quarter\"])\nm = pd.read_csv(\"data/cpi_monthly.csv\")\nn_q, n_m = len(q), len(m)\nq = q.sort_values(\"quarter\").reset_index(drop=True)\n\nexcl = []\nn0 = len(q)\ny_all = q.dropna(subset=[\"infl_annualised\"]).reset_index(drop=True)\nexcl.append([\"1\", \"drop quarters with missing infl_annualised\", n0, len(y_all), n0 - len(y_all),\n \"1995Q1 has no previous quarter, so its inflation is undefined\"])\n\norigins = pd.date_range(\"2015-10-01\", \"2025-07-01\", freq=\"QS\")\nassert len(origins) == 40\ndates = y_all[\"quarter\"].reset_index(drop=True)\ny = y_all[\"infl_annualised\"].to_numpy()\nqtr = dates.dt.quarter.to_numpy()\npos = {d: i for i, d in enumerate(dates)}\n\n\ndef design(yv, qv, idx, h, p):\n \"\"\"Rows for direct regression of 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And at h = 4, is the mean squared-error loss differential different from zero once we allow for the serial correlation that overlapping 4-step errors create?\n\n## Data and exclusions\n- `data/cpi_quarterly.csv` (127 rows) is the analysis input. `data/cpi_monthly.csv` (381 rows) was used only to check provenance (`n_input_rows`). Both SHA-256 hashes match `data/README.md`. Recomputing the quarterly averages and inflation from the monthly file reproduces the quarterly file up to rounding (`out/state/data_audit.md`).\n- Exclusions (`out/exclusions.csv`): (1) 1995Q1 has no inflation value because there is no prior quarter (127 → 126). (2) The last estimation sample keeps only quarters ≤ the last origin 2025Q3 (126 → 122 = `n_analysed`). Later quarters are used only as forecast targets.\n- Data issues (`data_issues`): the missing 1995Q1 value, and some large but genuine outliers (2008Q4, 2020Q2, 2022Q1–Q2). The outliers were kept as observed.\n\n## Method\n- **Seasonal-naive:** the forecast for quarter t+h is the observed inflation of quarter t+h−4.\n- **Model (`model_name` = `dsar_bic`, see `model_description`):** a direct multi-step OLS regression, one per horizon. It regresses inflation at s+h on four seasonal dummies for the target quarter and on p lags (infl_s, …, infl_{s−p+1}). The lag order p ∈ {0,…,4} is chosen by BIC on a common sample. At every origin the model is re-estimated and p is re-selected on an expanding window that starts in 1995Q2 and uses only quarters ≤ the origin. BIC chose p ∈ {0,1} at h = 1 and h = 2. At h = 4 it chose p = 0 at all 40 origins (`supplementary.selected_p_counts`), so at that horizon the model reduces to expanding-window seasonal means.\n- **Metrics:** RMSE and MAE over the 40 origins for each horizon, and the relative improvement 1 − RMSE_model/RMSE_snaive.\n- **h = 4 test:** d_t = e²_snaive,t − e²_model,t. The standard error of d̄ uses a Newey–West (Bartlett kernel) long-run variance with truncation lag 3 = h−1 (`hac_lags_h4`, `hac_kernel_h4`). DM = d̄/SE, with a two-sided p-value from N(0,1).\n- The script is deterministic and uses no random numbers (`random_seed` = null). `out/analysis.py` regenerates `out/results.json`, `out/forecasts.csv`, `out/exclusions.csv` and `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`.\n\n## Results\n| h | RMSE snaive | MAE snaive | RMSE model | MAE model | 1 − RMSE ratio |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 1 | 2.849 (`rmse_snaive_h1`) | 2.138 (`mae_snaive_h1`) | 2.197 (`rmse_model_h1`) | 1.561 (`mae_model_h1`) | 0.229 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h1`) |\n| 2 | 2.847 (`rmse_snaive_h2`) | 2.126 (`mae_snaive_h2`) | 2.361 (`rmse_model_h2`) | 1.533 (`mae_model_h2`) | 0.171 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h2`) |\n| 4 | 2.882 (`rmse_snaive_h4`) | 2.181 (`mae_snaive_h4`) | 2.355 (`rmse_model_h4`) | 1.602 (`mae_model_h4`) | 0.183 (`rel_improvement_rmse_h4`) |\n\nUnits are annualised percentage points. On both RMSE and MAE, the model beats the seasonal-naive forecast at all three horizons. RMSE falls by about 17–23%.\n\nAt h = 4: d̄ = 2.761 squared pp (`loss_diff_mean_h4`), HAC SE = 2.148 (`loss_diff_se_h4`), DM = 1.286 (`dm_stat_h4`), two-sided p = 0.199 (`dm_pvalue_h4`). At conventional levels, the h = 4 squared-loss advantage cannot be distinguished from zero.\n\n## Uncertainty\n- The p-value of the h = 4 test depends on the HAC choice (`supplementary.dm_sensitivity_h4`; also `out/sensitivity_dm.csv`):\n\n | kernel | lag | SE | DM | p (normal) |\n |---|---|---|---|---|\n | Bartlett | 3 (primary) | 2.15 | 1.29 | 0.20 |\n | Bartlett | 4 | 1.91 | 1.45 | 0.15 |\n | Bartlett | 6 | 1.42 | 1.95 | 0.05 |\n | Rectangular | 3 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 0.11 |\n\n The rectangular lag-3 version with the Harvey–Leybourne–Newbold small-sample correction and t(39) gives p ≈ 0.16. None of these settings reaches the 5% level. The Bartlett lag-6 variant comes closest (p ≈ 0.052).\n- With T = 40 overlapping errors, the HAC variance is estimated imprecisely and the normal approximation is rough.\n- The loss differential is dominated by a few quarters, especially around the 2021–2022 inflation surge. As a descriptive check, dropping targets dated 2021–2022 gives a mean differential of 3.70 (`supplementary.loss_diff_mean_h4_excl_2021_2022_targets`). So the model's average advantage is not driven only by the surge, but it remains noisy.\n- No significance tests were run at h = 1 and h = 2. The task does not ask for them, so the improvements there are point estimates only. The mean loss differentials are 3.29 at h = 1 and 2.53 at h = 2 (`supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h1`, `supplementary.mean_loss_diff_h2`).\n\n## Limitations and open issues\n- Errors are computed on the current data vintage, not on real-time vintages. 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