Re: [Gretl-users] random walk

2009-10-06 Thread Klein , Christoph
try: series y = 0 genr y = y(-1) + randgen(N, 0, 1) i think using genr is deprecated. Chris Von: gretl-users-bounces(a)lists.wfu.edu [gretl-users-bounces(a)lists.wfu.edu] im Auftrag von Data Analytics Corp. [walt(a)dataanalyticscorp.com] Gesendet:

Re: [Gretl-users] random walk

2009-10-06 Thread Allin Cottrell
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Alan G Isaac wrote: > Is it true that `genr` is deprecated? The command reference uses > it all over the place. In contrast, `series` is not even documented. No, "genr" isn't exactly deprecated. It's convenient to have a generic name for "generating a new variable" and

Re: [Gretl-users] random walk

2009-10-06 Thread Alan G Isaac
Is it true that `genr` is deprecated? The command reference uses it all over the place. In contrast, `series` is not even documented. Well ok, the command reference is a few years old, but even the recent Guide refers to `genr`, not to `series`. Finally, can I assume `series` is just an alias

Re: [Gretl-users] random walk

2009-10-06 Thread Alan G Isaac
> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Data Analytics Corp. wrote: > > I need to do a simple thing which seemed to work before, but now it's > > not. Suppose I have a work space with the S 500 closing numbers by > > month. I now want to create a random walk. I used > > > > genr y = 0 > > genr y = y(-1) +

Re: [Gretl-users] random walk

2009-10-06 Thread Allin Cottrell
On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Data Analytics Corp. wrote: > I need to do a simple thing which seemed to work before, but now it's > not. Suppose I have a work space with the S 500 closing numbers by > month. I now want to create a random walk. I used > > genr y = 0 > genr y = y(-1) + randgen(N, 0, 1) >