# incrmmaape
> Compute a moving [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a] (MAAPE) incrementally.
For a window of size `W`, the [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a] is defined as
where `f_i` is the forecast value and `a_i` is the actual value.
## Usage
```javascript
var incrmmaape = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/mmaape' );
```
#### incrmmaape( window )
Returns an accumulator `function` which incrementally computes a moving [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a]. The `window` parameter defines the number of values over which to compute the moving [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a].
```javascript
var accumulator = incrmmaape( 3 );
```
#### accumulator( \[f, a] )
If provided input values `f` and `a`, the accumulator function returns an updated [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a]. If not provided input values `f` and `a`, the accumulator function returns the current [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a].
```javascript
var accumulator = incrmmaape( 3 );
var m = accumulator();
// returns null
// Fill the window...
m = accumulator( 2.0, 3.0 ); // [(2.0,3.0)]
// returns ~0.32
m = accumulator( 1.0, 4.0 ); // [(2.0,3.0), (1.0,4.0)]
// returns ~0.48
m = accumulator( 3.0, 9.0 ); // [(2.0,3.0), (1.0,4.0), (3.0,9.0)]
// returns ~0.52
// Window begins sliding...
m = accumulator( 7.0, 3.0 ); // [(1.0,4.0), (3.0,9.0), (7.0,3.0)]
// returns ~0.72
m = accumulator( 5.0, 3.0 ); // [(3.0,9.0), (7.0,3.0), (5.0,3.0)]
// returns ~0.70
m = accumulator();
// returns ~0.70
```
## Notes
- Input values are **not** type checked. If provided `NaN` or a value which, when used in computations, results in `NaN`, the accumulated value is `NaN` for **at least** `W-1` future invocations. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly **before** passing the value to the accumulator function.
- As `W` (f,a) pairs are needed to fill the window buffer, the first `W-1` returned values are calculated from smaller sample sizes. Until the window is full, each returned value is calculated from all provided values.
- Note that, unlike the [mean absolute percentage error][@stdlib/stats/incr/mape] (MAPE), the [mean arctangent absolute percentage error][@kim:2016a] is expressed in radians on the interval \[0,π/2].
## Examples
```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var incrmmaape = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/mmaape' );
var accumulator;
var v1;
var v2;
var i;
// Initialize an accumulator:
accumulator = incrmmaape( 5 );
// For each simulated datum, update the moving mean arctangent absolute percentage error...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
v1 = ( randu()*100.0 ) + 50.0;
v2 = ( randu()*100.0 ) + 50.0;
accumulator( v1, v2 );
}
console.log( accumulator() );
```
## References
- Kim, Sungil, and Heeyoung Kim. 2016. "A new metric of absolute percentage error for intermittent demand forecasts." _International Journal of Forecasting_ 32 (3): 669–79. doi:[10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.12.003][@kim:2016a].
[@kim:2016a]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169207016000121
[@stdlib/stats/incr/mape]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stdlib/stats/tree/main/incr/mape