eprintid: 13492 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/34/92 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:28:03 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:28:03 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:51:18 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Alyousifi, Y. creators_name: Othman, M. creators_name: Sokkalingam, R. creators_name: Faye, I. creators_name: Silva, P.C.L. title: Predicting daily air pollution index based on fuzzy time series markov chain model ispublished: pub note: cited By 21 abstract: Air pollution is a worldwide problem faced by most countries across the world. Prediction of air pollution is crucial in air quality research since it is related to public health effects. The symmetry concept of fuzzy data transformation from a single point (crisp) to a fuzzy number is essential for the forecasting model. Fuzzy time series (FTS) is applied for predicting air pollution; however, it has a limitation caused by utilizing an arbitrary number of intervals. This study involves predicting the daily air pollution index using the FTS Markov chain (FTSMC) model based on a grid method with an optimal number of partitions, which can greatly develop the model accuracy for air pollution. The air pollution index (API) data, which was collected from Klang, Malaysia, is considered in the analysis. The model has been validated using three statistical criteria, which are the root mean (RMSE), the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and the Thiels' U statistic. Also, the model's validation has been investigated by comparison with some of the famous statistical models. The results of the proposed model demonstrated outperformed the other models. Thus, the proposed model could be a better option in air pollution forecasting that can be useful for managing air quality. © 2020 by the authors. date: 2020 publisher: MDPI AG official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080930071&doi=10.3390%2fsym12020293&partnerID=40&md5=4389d2e1cee2da12beb0029934a3dfb9 id_number: 10.3390/sym12020293 full_text_status: none publication: Symmetry volume: 12 number: 2 refereed: TRUE issn: 20738994 citation: Alyousifi, Y. and Othman, M. and Sokkalingam, R. and Faye, I. and Silva, P.C.L. (2020) Predicting daily air pollution index based on fuzzy time series markov chain model. Symmetry, 12 (2). ISSN 20738994