
To assess the quality of a probabilistic prediction for stochastic dynamical systems (SDSs), scoring rules assign a numerical score based on the predictive distribution and the measured state. In this paper, we propose an $ε$-logarithm score that generalizes the celebrated logarithm score by considering a neighborhood with radius $ε$. We characterize the probabilistic predictability of an SDS by optimizing the expected score over the space of probability measures. We show how the probabilistic predictability is quantitatively determined by the neighborhood radius, the differential entropies of process noises, and the system dimension. Given any predictor, we provide approximations for the expected score with an error of scale $\mathcal{O}(ε)$. In addition to the expected score, we also analyze the asymptotic behaviors of the score on individual trajectories. Specifically, we prove that the score on a trajectory can converge to the expected score when the process noises are independent and identically distributed. Moreover, the convergence speed against the trajectory length $T$ is of scale $\mathcal{O}(T^{-\frac{1}{2}})$ in the sense of probability. Finally, numerical examples are given to elaborate the results.
FOS: Computer and information sciences, probabilistic prediction, stochastic dynamical system, predictability, Computer Science - Information Theory, Information Theory (cs.IT), Systems theory; control, FOS: Mathematics, Dynamical Systems (math.DS), Mathematics - Dynamical Systems
FOS: Computer and information sciences, probabilistic prediction, stochastic dynamical system, predictability, Computer Science - Information Theory, Information Theory (cs.IT), Systems theory; control, FOS: Mathematics, Dynamical Systems (math.DS), Mathematics - Dynamical Systems
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