On 6/7/11 4:53 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > Anyhow, each time yo > read 'frequency' in scikits.timeseries, think 'unit'.
or maybe "precision" -- when I think if unit, I think of something that can be represented as a floating point value -- but here, with integers, it's the precision that can be represented. Just a thought. > Well, it can be argued that the epoch is 0... yes, but that really should be transparent to the user -- what epoch is chosen should influence as little as possible (e.g. only the range of values representable) > Mmh. How would you define a quarter unit ? [3M] ? But then, what if > you want your year to start in December, say (we often use > DJF/MAM/JJA/SON as a way to decompose a year in four 'hydrological' > seasons, for example) And the federal fiscal year is Oct - Sept, so the first quarter is (Oct, Nov, Dec) -- clearly that needs to be flexible. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected] _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
