The first one, i.e. "optimal"; check help for match.arg() for the idiom.
-pd
> On 2 Oct 2017, at 11:48 , Ashim Kapoor <ashimkap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I am trying to use the function ses from the forecast package.
>
> From its help I have :
>
> Usage:
>
> ses(y, h = 10, level = c(80, 95), fan = FALSE, initial = c("optimal",
> "simple"), alpha = NULL, lambda = NULL, biasadj = FALSE, x = y, ...)
>
> My query is that if I do not mention the initial value will its default
> value be "optimal".
>
> A MWE would be :
>
> library(fpp)
> oildata <- window(oil,start=1996,end=2007)
> fit3 <- ses(oildata, h=3)
>
> In the above is the default value of initial "optimal" or "simple" ?
>
> Note I have taken this example from https://www.otexts.org/fpp/7/1
>
> Best Regards,
> Ashim
>
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