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Chapter 7
Specify Result of Extracting Component from Date/Time Variable
Figure 7-29
Getpartofad
ate/time variable, step 2
E Enter a name for Result Variable. This cannot be the name of an existing variable.
E If you’re extracting the date or time part of a date/time variable, then you must select a
format from the Output Format list. In cases where the output format is not required,
the Out
putFormatlistwillbedisabled.
Optionally, you can:
 Assign a descriptive variable label to the new variable.
Time Se
ries Data Transformations
Severa
l data transformations that are useful in time series analysis are provided:
 Gener
ate date variables to establish periodicity and to distinguish between
historical, validation, and forecasting periods.