def _mean_prediction(self, lmda, lmda_c, Y, scores, h, t_params):
        """ Creates a h-step ahead mean prediction

        Parameters
        ----------
        lmda : np.array
            The combined volatility component

        lmda_c : np.array
            The two volatility components

        Y : np.array
            The past data

        scores : np.array
            The past scores

        h : int
            How many steps ahead for the prediction

        t_params : np.array
            A vector of (transformed) latent variables

        Returns
        ----------
        h-length vector of mean predictions
        """     

        # Create arrays to iteratre over
        lmda_exp = lmda.copy()
        lmda_c_exp = [lmda_c.T[0],lmda_c.T[1]] 
        scores_exp = scores.copy()
        Y_exp = Y.copy()

        # Loop over h time periods          
        for t in range(0,h):
            new_value_comp = np.zeros(2)
            new_value = 0

            for comp in range(2):

                if self.p != 0:
                    for j in range(self.p):
                        new_value_comp[comp] += t_params[1+j+(comp*(self.q+self.p))]*lmda_c_exp[comp][-j-1]

                if self.q != 0:
                    for k in range(self.q):
                        new_value_comp[comp] += t_params[1+k+self.p+(comp*(self.q+self.p))]*scores_exp[-k-1]

            if self.leverage is True:
                new_value_comp[1] += t_params[-3]*np.sign(-(Y_exp[-1]-t_params[-1]))*(scores_exp[t-1]+1)

            lmda_exp = np.append(lmda_exp,[new_value_comp.sum()+t_params[0]]) # For indexing consistency
            lmda_c_exp[0] = np.append(lmda_c_exp[0],new_value_comp[0])
            lmda_c_exp[1] = np.append(lmda_c_exp[1],new_value_comp[1])
            scores_exp = np.append(scores_exp,[0]) # expectation of score is zero
            Y_exp = np.append(Y_exp,[t_params[-1]])

        return lmda_exp
Creates a h-step ahead mean prediction

        Parameters
        ----------
        lmda : np.array
            The combined volatility component

        lmda_c : np.array
            The two volatility components

        Y : np.array
            The past data

        scores : np.array
            The past scores

        h : int
            How many steps ahead for the prediction

        t_params : np.array
            A vector of (transformed) latent variables

        Returns
        ----------
        h-length vector of mean predictions