Am 21.05.2014 17:22, schrieb Ignacio Diaz-Emparanza: > On 21/05/14 16:55, Sven Schreiber wrote: >>> I prefer that the number of each dummy corresponds with the observation: >>> >>> tmp = (time-1)%$pd + 1 >>> list DUMS = dummify(tmp) >>> >> Aren't you assuming that the workfile/sample actually starts with the >> "right" obs here? >> >> > > No. Actually, no. This means assuming the first period as the reference > but it is only a convention. > I like this way of generating the seasonal dummies because when I make a > function valid for any seasonality it applies consistent names to the > dummies, and not different names depending on the value of $pd. >
That's right, but I prefer that the dummy with "_1" in its name actually refers to the first quarter/month, not some other convention. -s
