Controls and Fields

Series

is the name and variable label of the current series.

Label

is a descriptive label for the intervention effect that you specify. You can type a label in this field or allow the system to provide the label. If you leave the label blank, a label is generated automatically based on the options you specify.

Date

is the date that the intervention occurs. You can type a date value in this field, or you can set the date by selecting a row of the data table on the right side of the window.

Type of Intervention
Point

specifies that the intervention variable is zero except for the specified date.

Step

specifies that the intervention variable is zero before the specified date and a constant 1.0 after the date.

Ramp

specifies that the intervention variable is an increasing linear function of time after the date of the intervention and zero before the intervention date.

Number of lags

specifies the numerator order for the transfer function model for the intervention effect. Select a value from the pop-up list.

Effect Decay Pattern

specifies the denominator order for the transfer function model for the intervention effect. The value Exp specifies a single lag denominator factor; the value Wave specifies a two-lag denominator factor.

OK

closes the window and adds the intervention effect specified to the series interventions list.

Cancel

closes the window without adding the intervention. Any options you specified are lost.

Reset

resets all options to their initial values upon entry to the window. This might be useful when editing an intervention specification; otherwise, Reset has the same function as Clear.

Clear

resets all options to their default values.