The Splice Bootstrap

Abstract: This paper proposes a new bootstrap method to compute predictive intervals for nonlinear autoregressive time series model forecast. This method we call the splice boobstrap as it involves splicing the last p values of a given series to a suitably simulated series. This ensures that each simulated series will have the same set of p time series values in common, a necessary requirement for computing conditional predictive intervals. Using simulation studies we show the methods gives 90% intervals intervals that are similar to those expected from theory for simple linear and SETAR model driven by normal and non-normal noise. Furthermore, we apply the method to some economic data and demonstrate the intervals compare favourably with cross-validation based intervals.