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Table 4 Median percentage prediction error during testing/fitting (%)

From: A mass-market appraisal of the English housing rental market using a diverse range of modelling techniques

Testing

PBA

GLM

GB

SVM

Cubist

MARS

Ensemble

Best MLA

Jan

7.95

16.62

16.07

13.80

13.59

20.73

13.44

13.28

Feb

8.17

16.55

15.22

13.30

13.46

20.66

13.04

13.02

Mar

8.35

16.28

15.24

13.32

13.22

20.66

13.14

12.89

Apr

8.47

15.83

15.00

13.13

13.31

20.49

12.95

13.05

May

8.62

15.94

14.85

12.99

13.04

20.01

13.32

12.98

Jun

8.82

16.02

15.07

13.39

13.36

19.83

13.04

13.13

Jul

9.23

15.68

14.82

12.97

12.91

19.69

12.87

12.57

Aug

9.26

15.70

14.74

13.02

12.90

19.92

12.91

12.74

Sep

9.26

15.12

14.40

12.55

12.38

19.25

12.40

12.31

Oct

9.80

16.14

15.17

13.40

13.39

19.67

13.39

13.10

Nov

9.95

16.70

15.76

13.83

13.89

19.64

14.46

13.36

Dec

9.73

15.77

14.76

13.20

12.35

19.36

13.00

13.03

All

9.07

16.04

15.11

13.25

13.18

20.01

13.06

12.95