Integrate each supplied predictive density to get its cumulative distribution function , then form the sequential probability integral transform
For a correct continuous one-step conditional predictive model, . Iterating this identity shows that the are independent uniform variables. A histogram or quantile plot checks uniformity; serial plots and autocorrelations check for temporal structure left unexplained by the forecasts.
Also inspect empirical coverage of central prediction intervals, tail exceedances and interval widths, assessing calibration together with sharpness. These checks need only the supplied forecasts and observations. Compare chosen predictive discrepancy statistics with simulated uniform reference sequences. A total log score alone is a relative reward and does not provide a universal absolute goodness-of-fit threshold.