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@mav
Trailing moving averages (ignore NAs).
n-period trailing moving averages, ignoring NAs.
Syntax: @mav(x, n)
x: series
n integer, series
Return: series
For each observation and integer , compute the average () using the current and previous observations of the series,
and ignoring missing values (NAs).
If n is not an integer, the integer floor will be used.
Examples
show @mav(x, 12)
produces a linked series of the moving average of the series x where NAs are ignored.
Cross-references
See also @mavc for a centered moving average.
For the NA-propagating variant of this function, see @movav.