Data Series Instructions

The following is a list of instructions related to handling data series, including reading and writing data and data transformations:

ACCUMULATE	Computes partial sums
ALLOCATE	Required before doing anything with real data series
CALENDAR	Sets the date information
CLEAR	Clears an existing data series or creates a new series
COPY	Copies data series to a file
DATA	Reads data series from I/O unit
DIFFERENCE	General time series differencing
DUMMY	Generates dummy and related variables
EDIT	On-screen editing of data series stored on RATS format files
EQV	Attaches names to numbered series
EXP	Takes the anti-log of a series
EXTREMUM	Computes the extreme values of a series
FILTER	Does general linear filtering
GSET	Sets series of arrays
LABELS	Sets output labels for series
LOG	Takes the log of a series
MAKE	Creates an array from data series
ORDER	Sorts or ranks data series
PANEL	Transformations of panel data series
PFORM	Forms series into the panel data format supported by RATS
PRINT	Displays data series
RENAME	Renames series on a RATS format data file
SAMPLE	Extracting data from and changing frequency of data series
SCRATCH	Creates scratch (empty) data series
SEASONAL	Creates seasonal dummies
SET	Does general data transformations
SMPL	Sets the default entry range
SSTATS	Computes statistics accumulated over a range of series or formula entries
STORE	Stores data series on a RATS format file
X11	X11/X13 seasonal adjustment (Pro version only)