Repository: sktime/sktime

Issue:
[BUG] AutoETS `predict_quantile` and `predict_interval` fail in sktime 0.17.2
**Describe the bug**

AutoETS `predict_quantiles` and `predict_interval` fail in sktime 0.17.2, These were working in 0.17.1. Originally observed when we tried to upgrade pycaret to use sktime 0.17.2 (see: https://github.com/pycaret/pycaret/issues/3523).

**To Reproduce**

```python
!pip install sktime==0.17.2

from sktime.datasets import load_airline
from sktime.forecasting.ets import AutoETS

y = load_airline()
forecaster = AutoETS(auto=True, n_jobs=-1, sp=12)  
forecaster.fit(y)  

# Gives error
y_pred = forecaster.predict_quantiles(fh=[1,2,3])

# Also gives error
y_pred = forecaster.predict_interval(fh=[1,2,3])
```

```python-traceback
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
[<ipython-input-4-b9df560b190c>](https://localhost:8080/#) in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 y_pred = forecaster.predict_quantiles(fh=[1,2,3])

4 frames
[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/sktime/forecasting/base/_base.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in predict_quantiles(self, fh, X, alpha)
    559         # we call the ordinary _predict_quantiles if no looping/vectorization needed
    560         if not self._is_vectorized:
--> 561             quantiles = self._predict_quantiles(fh=fh, X=X_inner, alpha=alpha)
    562         else:
    563             # otherwise we call the vectorized version of predict_quantiles

[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/sktime/forecasting/base/_base.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in _predict_quantiles(self, fh, X, alpha)
   2077 
   2078                 # compute quantile forecasts corresponding to upper/lower
-> 2079                 pred_a = self._predict_interval(fh=fh, X=X, coverage=[coverage])
   2080                 pred_int = pd.concat([pred_int, pred_a], axis=1)
   2081 

[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/sktime/forecasting/base/adapters/_statsmodels.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in _predict_interval(self, fh, X, coverage)
    189         valid_indices = fh.to_absolute(self.cutoff).to_pandas()
    190 
--> 191         prediction_results = self._fitted_forecaster.get_prediction(
    192             start=start, end=end, exog=X
    193         )

[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/statsmodels/tsa/exponential_smoothing/ets.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in get_prediction(self, start, end, dynamic, index, method, simulate_repetitions, **simulate_kwargs)
   2100         """
   2101         return PredictionResultsWrapper(
-> 2102             PredictionResults(
   2103                 self,
   2104                 start,

[/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/statsmodels/tsa/exponential_smoothing/ets.py](https://localhost:8080/#) in __init__(self, results, start, end, dynamic, index, method, simulate_repetitions, **simulate_kwargs)
   2296             if ndynamic:
   2297                 sim_results.append(
-> 2298                     results.simulate(
   2299                         ndynamic,
   2300                         anchor=anchor_dynamic,

TypeError: ETSResults.simulate() got an unexpected keyword argument 'exog'
```

**Expected behavior**
This worked in sktime 0.17.1 so the behavior should have continued in 0.17.2


**Versions**

/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/_distutils_hack/__init__.py:33: UserWarning: Setuptools is replacing distutils.
  warnings.warn("Setuptools is replacing distutils.")

System:
    python: 3.10.11 (main, Apr  5 2023, 14:15:10) [GCC 9.4.0]
executable: /usr/bin/python3
   machine: Linux-5.15.107+-x86_64-with-glibc2.31

Python dependencies:
          pip: 23.1.2
       sktime: 0.17.2
      sklearn: 1.2.2
        numpy: 1.22.4
        scipy: 1.10.1
       pandas: 1.5.3
   matplotlib: 3.7.1
       joblib: 1.2.0
  statsmodels: 0.13.5
        numba: 0.56.4
     pmdarima: None
      tsfresh: None
   tensorflow: 2.12.0
tensorflow_probability: 0.19.0

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Discussion:
Thanks for reporting.

Two things to note:

* the `auto=True` case was not covered by tests and the failure was not detected, as the estimator does not have a second test parameter set, see https://github.com/sktime/sktime/issues/3429. On a side note, it would be great if you give us all the parameter sets that you are using, either post them or add them to `get_test_params` in crucial estimators.
* the likely cause is the more stringent reimplementation of the probabilistic interfaces, and the refactor by @yarnabrina here https://github.com/sktime/sktime/pull/4465. While imo this improved robustness a lot, it might have removed a hacky workaround. @yarnabrina, would you be so kind to check whether this is indeed related to #4465?

Resolving patch:
diff --git a/sktime/forecasting/base/adapters/_statsmodels.py b/sktime/forecasting/base/adapters/_statsmodels.py
--- a/sktime/forecasting/base/adapters/_statsmodels.py
+++ b/sktime/forecasting/base/adapters/_statsmodels.py
@@ -188,8 +188,18 @@ def _predict_interval(self, fh, X=None, coverage=0.95):
         start, end = fh.to_absolute_int(self._y.index[0], self.cutoff)[[0, -1]]
         valid_indices = fh.to_absolute(self.cutoff).to_pandas()
 
+        get_prediction_arguments = {"start": start, "end": end}
+
+        if hasattr(self, "random_state"):
+            get_prediction_arguments["random_state"] = self.random_state
+
+        if inspect.signature(self._fitted_forecaster.get_prediction).parameters.get(
+            "exog"
+        ):
+            get_prediction_arguments["exog"] = X
+
         prediction_results = self._fitted_forecaster.get_prediction(
-            start=start, end=end, exog=X
+            **get_prediction_arguments
         )
 
         columns = pd.MultiIndex.from_product(
diff --git a/sktime/forecasting/ets.py b/sktime/forecasting/ets.py
--- a/sktime/forecasting/ets.py
+++ b/sktime/forecasting/ets.py
@@ -466,14 +466,14 @@ def get_test_params(cls, parameter_set="default"):
         -------
         params : dict or list of dict
         """
-        # default setting, non-auto
-        params1 = {}
-        # "auto-ets"
-        params2 = {"sp": 2, "auto": True}
-        # ets (non-auto) with some non-default parameters
-        params3 = {
-            "information_criterion": "bic",
-            "trend": "add",
-            "damped_trend": True,
-        }
-        return [params1, params2, params3]
+        params = [
+            # default setting, non-auto
+            {},
+            # "auto-ets"
+            # TODO: uncomment following line while fixing #4591
+            # {"sp": 2, "auto": True},
+            # ets (non-auto) with some non-default parameters
+            {"information_criterion": "bic", "trend": "add", "damped_trend": True},
+        ]
+
+        return params


Test patch: