Moving Average Analysis with Zaitun Time Series

Zaitun Time provides a feature to perform moving average analysis of a time series. Single moving average and double moving average are available. To perform the moving average analysis on a time series variable:

  1. Click Analysis -> Moving Average
  2. Select Variable Dialog appears. Choose a variable you want to analyze with moving average analysis, and then click OK.
  3. The Moving Average form will appear. Choose the moving average method you wish to apply to your variable, and set the moving average order.
  4. To select the analysis result that will be shown on Result View, click the Results button. Check the boxes of any number of Result Views you wish to see. For the Forecasted selection, you have to enter the data step you wish to forecast.
  5. To save residual, predicted or smoothed data from the model as a new variable, click the Storage button. Check the item you wish to save as a new variable, and then type in the new variable name.
  6. After selecting result views and determining whether you want to save the new variable or not, the software will show the Moving Average form again. Click the OK button to finish your analysis and to show the result views.
  7. The result views selected on the previous step will be viewed as several tabs on the Result View panel.