Controls and Fields

Series

is the variable name for the current time series.

Transformation

is the transformation applied to the time series displayed in the Time Series Viewer window. Select Log, Logistic, Square Root, Box-Cox, or none from the pop-up list.

Simple Differencing

is the order of differencing applied to the time series displayed in the Time Series Viewer window. Select a number from 0 to 5 from the pop-up list.

Seasonal Differencing

is the order of seasonal differencing applied to the time series displayed in the Time Series Viewer window. Select a number from 0 to 3 from the pop-up list.

Percent Change

is a check box that if selected displays the series in terms of percent change from the previous period.

Additive Decomposition

is a check box that produces a display of a selected series component derived by using additive decomposition.

Multiplicative Decomposition

is a check box that produces a display of a selected series component derived using multiplicative decomposition.

Component

selects a series component to display when either additive or multiplicative decomposition is turned on. You can display the seasonally adjusted component, the trend-cycle component, the seasonal component, or the irregular component—that is, the residual that remains after removal of the other components. The heading in the viewer window shows which component is currently displayed.

OK

applies the transformation options you selected to the series displayed in the Time Series Viewer window and closes the Series Viewer Transformations window.

Cancel

closes the Series Viewer Transformations window without changing the series displayed by the Time Series Viewer window.

Apply

applies the transformation options you selected to the series displayed in the Time Series Viewer window without closing the Series Viewer Transformations window.

Reset

resets the transformation options to their initial values upon entry to the Series Viewer Transformations window.

Clear

resets the transformation options to their default values (no transformations).