Change Regression model to hardcode Exp or Linear Regression

[grahamjenson]

Take with a grain of salt.

I was looking at the way you select the regression models for use in predictive alerts and smart snooze features and think that it is not a good idea to rank the models based on the training data used to create them. It looks like with 2 data points it will always select a Linear model, and with 3 it will always select a Quadratic. The problem is quadratic has a very bad RMSE and tendency to the extreme readings.

I wrote a post about it here were I was exploring the data to see what models were the best. https://maori.geek.nz/problems-with-predicting-blood-glucose-with-regression-571377170b8b

The good thing is that if you want to take my suggestion, it is an easy fix by changing this one line from BestMatchRegression to ExpRegression or PolynomialRegression(degree: 1).
https://github.com/nightscout/nightguard/blob/ab4a3878cf68b58d504b0bd5456151a7532dc4db/nightguard/external/PredictionService.swift#L138C13-L138C52

[dhermanns]

Thanks for your input. @florianpreknya any opinion on that one?

[poml88]

Hi, I would like to remind in this context of the issue with the time intervals of the values. For some common sensors this is 5 minutes, so using the last 2-3 values for whatever will be 10-15 minutes.
Some other sensors provide a value every minute. Using 2-3 last values here is 2-3 minutes, so there might be a lot of noise.
For the latter I would rather go for some average of the last 3 5 minutes interval or pick the 2-3 values by age, like 5 minutes old, 10 minutes old, ...

[grahamjenson]

Just out of curiosity, what sensors give minute readings?

Also, I am not sure what effect getting minute by minute readings would have on selection. I think the overall problem is that currently it is using training data to select a curve. If in 10 minutes you get 10 readings, a better option might be to select last 5 to train with, then use the previous 5 to rate the selection on, measuring based on past prediction. I think actually checking real numbers would be the only way to say for sure which strategy is best.

[poml88]

Well, yes, I do not know how all this prediction works, I have not looked at that and it seems complicated. :) Maybe somebody more qualified than me could think about it...

For example the Freestyle Libre from Abbott provides minute readings.