Window Reference


Controls and Fields

Data Set


is the name of the current input data set.

Interval


is the time interval (data frequency) for the input data set.

Series


is the variable name and label of the current time series.

Browse button


opens the Series Selection window to enable you to change the current input data set or series.

Data Range


is the date of the first and last nonmissing data values available for the current series in the input data set.

Fit Range


is the current period of fit setting. This is the range of data that will be used to fit models to the series.

Evaluation Range


is the current period of evaluation setting. This is the range of data that will be used to calculate the goodness-of-fit statistics for models fit to the series.

Set Ranges button


opens the Time Ranges Specification window to enable you to change the fit range or evaluation range. Note: A new fit range is applied when new models are fit or when existing models are refit. A new evaluation range is applied when new models are fit or when existing models are refit or reevaluated. Changing the ranges does not automatically refit or reevaluate any models in the table: Use the Refit Models or Reevaluate Models items under the Edit menu.

View Series Graphically icon


opens the Time Series Viewer window to display plots of the current series.

View Selected Model Graphically icon


opens the Model Viewer to display graphs and tables for the currently highlighted model.

Forecast Model


is the column of the model table that contains check boxes to select which model is used to produce the final forecasts for the current series.

Model Title


is the column of the model table that contains the descriptive labels of the forecasting models fit to the current series.

Root Mean Square Error (or other statistic name) button


is the button above the right side of the table. It displays the name of the current model selection criterion: a statistic that measures how well each model in the table fits the values of the current series for observations within the evaluation range. Clicking this button opens the Model Selection Criterion window to let you to select a different statistic. When you select a statistic, the model table the Develop Models window is updated to show current values of that statistic.