Seconds of the minute of the observation.
Syntax: @second
Return: series
Returns the seconds of the minute (0–59) associated with each observation in the workfile.
• If the workfile is of lower than second frequency, all observations will be set to 0.
• If the workfile is undated, observations will be set to -1.
Examples
series dt = @second
saves the seconds of the minute into the series DT.
The command
smpl if @second = 59
sets the sample to only include observations for the last second of the minute.
Cross-references