Summary of Food For Thought: How Can Machine Learning Help Better Predict and Understand Changes in Food Prices?, by Kristina L. Kupferschmidt et al.
Food for thought: How can machine learning help better predict and understand changes in food prices?
by Kristina L. Kupferschmidt, James Requiema, Mya Simpson, Zohrah Varsallay, Ethan Jackson, Cody Kupferschmidt, Sara El-Shawa, Graham W. Taylor
First submitted to arxiv on: 9 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper investigates the effectiveness of various machine learning (ML) models in predicting food price fluctuations in Canada. The study builds upon the Canadian Food Price Report (CPFR), which is an annual publication that forecasts food inflation using a collaborative effort between forecasting teams from four universities. While previous reports have employed ML, this study evaluates different data-centric approaches to improve forecast accuracy. The authors examine the performance of various models and analyze the sensitivity of models that incorporate time series data representing key factors in food pricing. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper looks at how well different machine learning models do at predicting changes in food prices in Canada. It’s based on a report that universities make every year to predict what will happen to food prices over the next year. The report is made by a team of forecasters from four universities working together. This study looks at different ways to improve the accuracy of these predictions and compares how well different models do. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Time series
