I simply called it information but I can also call it data if you wish, it doesn't make a difference. The timeseries is simply the time series of this data between the two dates and using is the data up to 1990 as opposed to 1994.
P.Dalgaard wrote: > > ethanhaas wrote: >> I've been trying for the past 3 weeks to use R (much better than Matlab >> but I >> am very bad with computers so I am very new to all of this) and know how >> to >> input the data (hey, it's a start!) but every time I type in the >> following: >> >> dcm <- decompose(information) >> >> I get the following error message: >> >> Error in decompose(information) : time series has no or less than 3 >> periods >> >> Could you please aid me so that I can progress to the next step. What I >> am >> in fact trying to do at the moment is plot a graph of the information so >> I >> had assumed it would be: >> >> dcm <- decompose(information) >> Plot(dcm$trend) >> >> but obviously it does not appear to be the case. >> >> By the way the code I have right now in case it helps is: >> >> information <- scan("everything.txt") >> timeseries <- ts(information, frequency = 11, start = c(1970, 1994)) >> using <- window(timeseries, end = c(1990, 11)) >> dcm <- decompose(information) >> Plot(dcm$trend) >> >> > Er, are you sure it is "information" that you want to decompose()? (If > so, what are the computations of "timeseries" and "using" supposed to be > good for?) > >> Thank you very much in advance, I really appreciate the help. >> > > > -- > O__ ---- Peter Dalgaard Ă˜ster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B > c/ /'_ --- Dept. of Biostatistics PO Box 2099, 1014 Cph. K > (*) \(*) -- University of Copenhagen Denmark Ph: (+45) > 35327918 > ~~~~~~~~~~ - ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) FAX: (+45) > 35327907 > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Getting-error-message-using-R%3A-Please-help-%28it%27s-coursework-due-in-on-Friday%29-tp14291568p14292665.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.