Cutting to the chase: the plot of the various aggregation models follows. Just under the plot heading you can see the end-point for each of the models (as at 22 April 2018). As usual, the input data for these models comes from the Wikipedia page on the Next Australian Federal Election.
The estimated house biases (the first six columns expressed in pro-Coalition percentage points) for each model (the rows) are in the next table. Note, these are relative house effects as the rows have been constrained to sum to zero. The "Iter" column is the number of iterations taken to produce this estimate. The "Sum Errors Squared" column is the sum of the errors squared, noting that within the model these are calculated from proportions (between 0 and 1) and not percentage points (between 0 and 100).
| Essential | Ipsos | Newspoll | ReachTEL | Roy Morgan | YouGov | Iter | Sum Errors Squared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ||||||||
| HMA-181 | -0.845100 | -0.568599 | -0.615695 | -0.408452 | 0.278507 | 2.159338 | 13 | 0.008061 |
| HMA-365 | -0.832409 | -0.485705 | -0.589923 | -0.401716 | 0.150488 | 2.159266 | 12 | 0.008920 |
| LOWESS-91 | -0.818754 | -0.554349 | -0.604249 | -0.403321 | 0.216127 | 2.164546 | 13 | 0.008110 |
| LOWESS-181 | -0.826693 | -0.475102 | -0.577678 | -0.413161 | 0.169364 | 2.123270 | 12 | 0.009222 |
This compares well with the Hierarchical Bayesian model:
The updated code follows.
# PYHTON: iterative data fusion:
# using Henderson Moving Averages (HMA)
# and Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing (LOWESS)
# with a sum-to-zero adjustment for House biases
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from numpy import dot
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.dates as mdates
import statsmodels.api as sm
lowess = sm.nonparametric.lowess
import sys
sys.path.append( '../bin' )
from mg_plot import mg_min_max_end
from Henderson import Henderson
plt.style.use('../bin/markgraph.mplstyle')
# --- key constants
HMA_PERIODS = [181, 365] # days
LOWESS_PERIODS = [91, 181] # days
MODALITIES = ['HMA', 'LOWESS']
graph_dir = './Graphs/'
graph_leader = 'FUSION-'
intermediate_data_dir = "./Intermediate/"
# --- Functions
def note_house_effects(effects, Houses, mode, period,
iter_count, current_sum):
''' For each iteration we record the results. This function compiles
the results into a single row DataFrame, which will be appended
to the iteration history DataFrame
effects: is a column vector of house effects that was applied
Houses: is a list of Houses
mode: is a mode in 'HMA' or 'LOWESS'
iter_count: is the iteration count as an integer
current_sum: is the error squared sum as a float
returns: a Pandas DataFrame with one row
'''
house_effects = pd.DataFrame([effects.T[0]],
columns=Houses, index=[iter_count])
house_effects['Iterations'] = iter_count
house_effects['Model'] = '{}-{}'.format(mode, period)
house_effects['Error Sq Sum'] = [current_sum]
house_effects['Effects Sq Sum'] = dot(effects.T, effects)[0]
return house_effects
def interpolate_and_smooth(x):
''' interpolate missing data in a series then apply
a 21-term moving average - with smaller moving averages
at the end of the series.
x: a Pandas Series
returns: a Pandas Series
'''
# set up smoothers - note centre weighting in 7- and 21-term MA
smoother21 = np.array([1,1,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,2,1,1])
smoother21 = smoother21 / np.sum(smoother21)
smoother7 = np.array([1,2,3,3,3,2,1]) # 7-term MA
smoother7 = smoother7 / np.sum(smoother7)
smoother3 = np.array([1,1,1])
smoother3 = smoother3 / np.sum(smoother3)
x = x.interpolate()
# calculate smoothers
s21 = x.rolling(window=len(smoother21), min_periods=len(smoother21),
center=True).apply(func=lambda x: (x * smoother21).sum())
s7 = x.rolling(window=len(smoother7), min_periods=len(smoother7),
center=True).apply(func=lambda x: (x * smoother7).sum())
s3 = x.rolling(window=len(smoother3), min_periods=len(smoother3),
center=True).apply(func=lambda x: (x * smoother3).sum())
# fix the end data from smoothed to less smoothed to unsmoothed
s = s7.where(s21.isnull(), other=s21)
s = s3.where(s.isnull(), other=s)
s = x.where(s.isnull(), other=s)
return(s)
def estimate_hidden_states(ydf, mode, period, n_days):
''' This function takes the house-effect adjusted y values and
estimates a hidden vote share for each day under analysis using
moving averages to give a smooth result.
ydf: is a DataFram of y values,
with cols: Day and adjusted_y
mode: is a MODALITY string - either 'HMA' or 'LOWESS'
period: in days - the span for the moving average
returns: a pandas Series indexed by days
'''
# --- plot known data points and interpolate the in-between days
# where more than one poll on a day, average those polls.
hidden_state = pd.Series(np.array([np.nan] * n_days))
for day in ydf['Day'].unique():
result = ydf[ydf['Day'] == day]
hidden_state[day] = result['adjusted_y'].mean()
# --- apply the HMA or LOWESS smoothing
if mode == 'HMA':
# HMA requires data points for all x values
# therefore we interpolate first
hidden_state = interpolate_and_smooth(hidden_state)
hidden_state = Henderson(hidden_state, period)
elif mode == 'LOWESS':
# LOWESS does not require data points for all x values
hidden_state = pd.Series(
lowess(hidden_state, hidden_state.index, frac=period/n_days,
return_sorted=False))
hidden_state = interpolate_and_smooth(hidden_state)
else:
assert(False)
return hidden_state
def calculate_house_effects(Houses, ydf, hidden_state):
''' For a curve generated by the estimate_hidden_states function,
calculate the zero-sum constrained house effects for each pollster
Houses: is a list of pollsters
ydf: is a pandas DataFrame of y values/attributes,
with columns y, Day and Firm
returns: a column vector of house effects
'''
new_effects = []
for h in Houses:
count = 0
sum = 0
result = ydf[ydf['Firm'] == h]
for index, row in result.iterrows():
sum += hidden_state[row['Day']] - row['y']
count += 1.0
new_effects.append(sum / count)
new_effects = pd.Series(new_effects)
new_effects = new_effects - new_effects.mean() # sum to zero
effects = new_effects.values
effects.shape = len(effects), 1 # it's a column vector
return effects
def sum_error_squared(hidden_state, ydf):
''' For a curve generated by the estimate_hidden_states function,
calculate the sum of the errors-squared for the y observations
hidden_state: a pandas Series indexed by days
ydf: is a pandas DataFrame of y values/attributes,
with columns Day and adjusted_y
returns: a float
'''
dayValue = hidden_state[ydf['Day']]
dayValue.index = ydf.index
e_row = (dayValue - ydf['adjusted_y']).values # row vector
return dot(e_row, e_row.T)
def get_minima(history):
''' Return the minimum sum of errors-squared from the iteration
history DataFrane
history: pandas DataFrame of all iterations to now
returns: minimum value for the sum of errors squared
'''
return history['Error Sq Sum'].min()
def get_details(search, history, Houses):
''' Find the details in the iteration history DataFrame for
a specific search value. The search term is the value of
sum errors squared being sought (typically a minimum)
search: the value of sum errors squared being sought
history: pandas DataFrame of all iterations to now
Houses: is a list of pollsters
returns: (iter_num, effects) - found selected effects in history
'''
effects = history[history['Error Sq Sum'] == search][Houses].T.values
effects.shape = (len(effects), 1) # effects is a column vector
iter_num = history[history['Error Sq Sum'] == search]['Iterations']
return (iter_num, effects)
def curve_fit(Houses, H, mode, period, ydf, n_days):
''' Iteratively fit curves to the data, then adjust the data to
better reflect the house effects for each pollster. Stop when
the changes being made become minimal.
Houses: is a list of Houses
H: is a House Effects dummy var matrix
mode: is a MODALITY string - either 'HMA' or 'LOWESS' -
which reflects the type of curve we will fit
period: in days - the span for the moving average
ydf: pandas DataFrame of y variables with cols 'y', 'Day' 'Firm'
n_days: number of days under analysis
returns: (iter_count, history, y)
'''
# --- initialisation regardless of mode
effects = np.zeros(shape=(len(Houses), 1)) # start at zero
history = pd.DataFrame()
previous_sum = np.inf
y = ydf['y'].values
y.shape = (len(y), 1) # column vector
iter_count = 0;
# --- iterative fitting process ...
# note: this is only a quick and dirty approximation
print('--> About to iterate: {}-{}'.format(mode, period))
while True:
iter_count += 1
# --- calculate new hidden states,
# update estimate of house effects
# and calculate error squared
ydf['adjusted_y'] = y + dot(H, effects) # matrix arithmetic
hidden_state = estimate_hidden_states(ydf, mode, period, n_days)
effects = calculate_house_effects(Houses, ydf, hidden_state)
current_sum = sum_error_squared(hidden_state, ydf)
if iter_count > 1:
minima = get_minima(history)
else:
minima = np.inf
# Note: minima does not include current_sum
# --- remember where we have been - puts current_sum into history
house_effects = note_house_effects(effects, Houses,
mode, period, iter_count, current_sum)
history = history.append(house_effects)
print('--\n', house_effects)
# --- exit when we are no longer making much difference
margin = 0.000000000001
if np.abs(current_sum - minima) < margin or np.abs(
current_sum - previous_sum) < margin:
# near enough to a minima
break
# --- end loop tidy-ups
previous_sum = current_sum
# --- exit
return (iter_count, history, y)
def chart(sdf=None, title=None, y_label=None, annotation='', file_prefix=None):
ax = sdf.plot()
ax.set_title(title)
ax.set_xlabel('')
ax.set_ylabel(y_label)
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(mdates.DateFormatter('%b\n%y'))
ax.text(0.01, 0.99, annotation,
ha='left', va='top', fontsize='xx-small',
color='#333333', transform = ax.transAxes)
fig = ax.figure
fig.set_size_inches(8, 4)
fig.tight_layout(pad=1)
fig.text(0.99, 0.01, 'marktheballot.blogspot.com.au',
ha='right', va='bottom', fontsize='x-small',
fontstyle='italic', color='#999999')
fig.savefig(graph_dir+file_prefix+'.png', dpi=125)
return (fig, ax)
# --- collect the model data
# the XL data file was extracted from the Wikipedia
# page on the next Australian Federal Election
workbook = pd.ExcelFile('./Data/poll-data.xlsx')
df = workbook.parse('Data')
# drop pre-2016 election data
df['MidDate'] = [pd.Period(date, freq='D') for date in df['MidDate']]
df = df[df['MidDate'] > pd.Period('2016-07-04', freq='D')]
# convert dates to days from start
start = df['MidDate'].min() # day zero
df['Day'] = df['MidDate'] - start # day number for each poll
n_days = df['Day'].max() + 1
# treat later Newspoll as a seperate series
# for change to one nation treatment
df['Firm'] = df['Firm'].where((df['MidDate'] < pd.Period('2017-12-01', freq='D')) |
(df['Firm'] != 'Newspoll'), other='Newspoll2')
df = df.sort_values(by='Day')
df.index = range(len(df)) # reindex, just to be sure
# --- do for a number of different HMAs and LOWESS functions
Adjustments = pd.DataFrame()
Hidden_States = pd.DataFrame()
for mode in MODALITIES:
if mode == 'HMA':
PERIODS = HMA_PERIODS
elif mode == 'LOWESS':
PERIODS = LOWESS_PERIODS
else:
assert(False)
for period in PERIODS:
# --- initialisation - in preparation to fit iteratively
ydf = pd.DataFrame([df['TPP L/NP'] / 100.0, df['Day'], df['Firm']],
index=['y', 'Day', 'Firm']).T
H = pd.get_dummies(df['Firm']) # House Effects dummy var matrix
Houses = H.columns
H = H.as_matrix()
# --- undertake the analysis ...
(iter_count, history, y) = curve_fit(Houses, H, mode, period, ydf, n_days)
# --- record the minima generating house effects
minima = get_minima(history)
(iter_num, effects) = get_details(minima, history, Houses)
ydf['adjusted_y'] = y + dot(H, effects)
hidden_state = estimate_hidden_states(ydf, mode, period, n_days)
print(type(hidden_state.index))
Hidden_States['{}-{}'.format(mode, period)] = hidden_state
sum = sum_error_squared(hidden_state, ydf)
effects = calculate_house_effects(Houses, ydf, hidden_state)
house_effects = note_house_effects(effects, Houses,
mode, period, iter_count, sum)
Adjustments = Adjustments.append(house_effects)
# get back to something useful
hidden_state *= 100.0
hidden_state.index = [(start + x).to_timestamp().date()
for x in hidden_state.index]
fax = chart(sdf=hidden_state,
title='{}-{}: Coalition TPP Vote Share'.format(mode, period),
y_label='Percent Coalition TPP Vote',
file_prefix=graph_leader+'{}-{}'.format(mode, period))
fax = mg_min_max_end(series=hidden_state, fax=fax,
filename=graph_dir+graph_leader+
'{}-{} !annotated.png'.format(mode, period))
plt.close()
print('\n-- FOUND --\n', house_effects, '\n-----------\n')
# --- get an Adjustments summary in pro-Coalition percentage points
Adjustments.index = Adjustments['Model']
AdjustmentsX = Adjustments[Houses] * -100 # Note: bias = -treatment * 100%
#AdjustmentsX['Total'] = AdjustmentsX.sum(axis=1)
AdjustmentsX['Iter'] = Adjustments['Iterations']
AdjustmentsX['Sum Errors Squared'] = Adjustments['Error Sq Sum']
print(AdjustmentsX.to_html())
print(AdjustmentsX)
# --- Plot
Hidden_States *= 100.0 # from proportions back to percent
Bayes_TPP = pd.read_csv(intermediate_data_dir+
'STAN-TPP-ZERO-SUM-walk.csv',
header=0, index_col=0, quotechar='"', sep=',',
na_values = ['na', '-', '.', ''])
Hidden_States['Bayes'] = Bayes_TPP['median']
Hidden_States.index = [(start + x).to_timestamp().date()
for x in Hidden_States.index]
# allow us to annotate the end points
endpoints = Hidden_States[-1:].copy().round(1)
endpoints = 'Endpoints: ' + '; '.join([x+': '+str(y)+'%'
for x,y in zip(endpoints.columns, endpoints[0:1].values[0])])
# and plot ...
fig, ax = chart(sdf=Hidden_States, title='Coalition TPP Poll Aggregates [Sum(HE)==0]',
y_label='Percent Coalition TPP Vote', annotation=endpoints,
file_prefix=graph_leader+'!Comparative')
plt.close()
combination = ', '.join(Hidden_States.columns.values)
Hidden_States['Average'] = Hidden_States.mean(axis=1)
fax = chart(sdf=Hidden_States['Average'],
title='Combined Coalition Aggregate TPP Vote Share',
y_label='Percent Coalition TPP Vote', annotation=combination,
file_prefix=graph_leader+'!Comparative !combined')
fax = mg_min_max_end(series=Hidden_States['Average'], fax=fax,
filename=graph_dir+graph_leader+'!Comparative !combined !annotated.png')
plt.close()
