[R] possible bug in vars package (predict.varest) ???

[Leeds, Mark (IED)]

yes, you can just pulldown the tar.gz file and tar -xvf it and that
will give you many directories one of which will
contain the source. I've done that with the vars package in the past (
bernhard's code is very nice to read ) and I would just send 
you the code to predict.varest but I don't think predict was there when
I pulled down the code. I think it's a fairly new function.


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Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:44 PM
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Subject: [R] possible bug in vars package (predict.varest) ???

hello,

I have been trying to use the predict function in the vars package to
forecast from a seasonal VAR model. The following code sample
illustrates what I am trying to do and the error that I get when trying
to do it.

I run the following code, that results in the following error:

data(Canada)

endoC <- Canada[1:72,1:3]
exoC <- Canada[1:72,4]
var.2c <- VAR(endoC, p = 2, season=12,exogen=exoC,type = "const")
exoC_2 <- as.matrix(Canada[73:84,4])

predict(var.2c, n.ahead = 12,dumvar=exoC_2)

Error:

Error in as.matrix(cycle, nrow = season, ncol = season - 1) :
        unused argument(s) (nrow = 12, ncol = 11)

from what I can guess, the predict.varest function is using as.matrix()
and passing nrow and ncol, as.matrix() does not take those two
parameters but
matrix() does.

Does anyone have a suggestion of how to get around it? Is there a way I
can get to the predict.varest() function and alter it myself?

Thanks,

Spencer

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