Minimum values (multiple).
Vector or svector the n minimum values of the elements of x.
Syntax: @mins(x, n[, s])
x: data object
s: (optional) sample string or object when x is a series or alpha
Return: vector or svector
The minimum n values may be written as
where the order statistics
represent the data ordered from low to high.
For series calculations, EViews will use the current or specified workfile sample.
Examples
Let x be a series of length 5 whose elements are 1, 3, 5, 4, 2. Then
= @mins(x,2)
returns a vector of length 2 whose elements are 1 and 2.
Cross-references
See also
@imins,
@min, and
@maxes.
