check_input_interval function

Check that inputs are correct for interval-based forecast

Function assesses whether the inputs correspond to the requirements for scoring interval-based forecasts.

check_input_interval(observed, lower, upper, interval_range)

Arguments

• observed: Input to be checked. Should be a numeric vector with the observed values of size n.
• lower: Input to be checked. Should be a numeric vector of size n that holds the predicted value for the lower bounds of the prediction intervals.
• upper: Input to be checked. Should be a numeric vector of size n that holds the predicted value for the upper bounds of the prediction intervals.
• interval_range: Input to be checked. Should be a vector of size n that denotes the interval range in percent. E.g. a value of 50 denotes a (25%, 75%) prediction interval.

Returns

Returns TRUE if the check was successful and a string with an error message otherwise.