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Figure6.12:Close-upofmonthlydataplot
Understanding the dstart parameter
ThedstartparameterisspecifiedtobeascalarvalueinDTscalarformat.InDTsca-
larformattheleadingfourdigitsaretheyearandthenexttwodigits,ifpresent,rep-
resentthemonth.Ifthemonthinformationisnotpresent,asintheexampleabove,
GAUSSwillassumethefirstmonthoftheyear.Thismeansthatthis:
2008
andthis:
200801
willbothbetreatedasspecifyingJanuaryof2008.
TospecifyastartingquarterinDTscalarformat,setthefinaldigitsofyourdstartto
bethefirstmonthofthequarter.Thefollowingrepresent2008Q1,2008Q2,2008Q3
and2008Q4respectively.
200801
200804
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