Summary Method for a Calendar Time Series

DESCRIPTION:

Returns a list of summary information about a calendar time series.

USAGE:

summary.cts(object) 

REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:

object
time series object of class "cts" whose vector of times is a "dates" object.

VALUE:

list containing the class of the series, the dimensions, a summary of its data, and the time parameters.

DETAILS:

This is the method for objects of class "cts" of the generic function summary .

WARNING:

If you call summary.cts directly for a non- cts object, it will assume you have a Calendar Time Series, and may have incorrect information about the time parameters.

SEE ALSO:

, .

EXAMPLES:

hstart.cts <- cts(hstart, start="01/31/66", units="months") 
summary(hstart.cts) 
# Produces the following: 
#  Calendar Time Series: 
#  Observations: 108 
#   Min. 1st Qu. Median Mean 3rd Qu.  Max. 
#   54.9   105.5  133.9  138   158.2 234.2 
#  Time Parameters : 
#      start  units k.units frequency 
#   01/31/66 months 1       12