Ubuntu Manpage: x13as - the X-13ARIMA-SEATS Seasonal Adjustment Program

NAME

       x13as - the X-13ARIMA-SEATS Seasonal Adjustment Program

SYNOPSIS

       x13as [args...]

DESCRIPTION

X-13ARIMA-SEATS computes the seasonal adjustment of one or several time series.

Each argument is either a filename (whose extension should not be specified and will be automatically
figured by x13as) or an option flag.

The operations to be performed are described by specification files (whose extension is .spc); their
format is not documented in this manpage (see the reference manual linked below).

There are three operation modes:

1. Operation on one series
The specification file should be given as the first filename; an optional second filename can be
given for the output (otherwise the default is to use the same basename as the specification
file). Alternatively the specification file can be given with the -i option, and the output file
with the -o option.

2. Operation on multiple series, with multiple specifications
A metafile (with extension .mta), containing the list of specification files (and optionally the
corresponding output files), should be given as the argument of the -m option.

3. Operation on multiple series, with single specification
The specification should be given as in the first filename. A data metafile (with extension
.dta), containing the list of datafiles with extension .dat (and optionally the corresponding
output files) should be given as the argument of the -d option.

OPTIONS

       -c     Sum  each  of  the  components  of  a  composite adjustment, but only perform modeling or seasonal
              adjustment on the total

       -d filename
              Filename (without extension) for data metafile

       -g dirname
              Directory where graphics metafile and related files for input to external  graphics  programs  are
              stored

       -i filename
              Filename (without extension) for input specification file

       -m filename
              Filename (without extension) for input metafile

       -n     (No tables) Only tables specifically requested in the input specification file will be printed out

       -o filename
              Filename (without extension) used for all output files gener- ated during this run of the program

       -p     No pagination is used in main output file

       -q     Run X-13ARIMA-SEATS in quiet-mode (warning messages not sent to the console)

       -r     Produce reduced X-13ARIMA-SEATS output (as in GiveWin version of X-13ARIMA-SEATS)

       -s     Store seasonal adjustment and regARIMA model diagnostics in a file

       -t     Store  timing  information  in  the  diagnostics  file  (if  -s or -g not specified, will generate
              diagnostic file)

       -v     Only check input specification file(s) for errors; no other pro- cessing

       -w     Wide (132 character) format is used in main output file

OUTPUT

       Output files will be created with the .out extension, using by default the basename of the  specification
       or data files.

       Error files may be created with the .err extension, with the same basename as the specification file.

       A  log file will be created with the .log extension, using the basename of either the specification file,
       the metafile or the data metafile, depending on the operation mode.

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