InterventionVar creates an intervention variable to capture the effect
of an external event.
Usage
InterventionVar(Y, date, type = c("P", "S", "R"), n.ahead = 0)
Value
An intervention variable, a 'ts' object.
Arguments
Y
an object of class ts used to determine the sample period and
frequency.
date
the date of the event, c(year, month).
type
a character indicating the type of intervention variables: (P)
pulse, (S) step, (R).
n.ahead
number of additional observations to extend the sample period.
References
G. E. P. Box, G. C. Tiao, “Intervention Analysis with Applications to
Economic and Environmental Problems”, Journal of the American Statistical
Association, Vol. 70, No. 349. (Mar., 1975), pp. 70-79.