The statement to read in the data is missing from your post but I suspect that you are representing the data as daily data so its filling in 364 or 365 NA's between points. Represent it as the annual data that it is. Try this:
Lines <- "Sunspots,Datefield 9.5,1/1/1900 2.7,1/1/1901 5,1/1/1902 24.4,1/1/1903 42,1/1/1904 63.5,1/1/1905 53.8,1/1/1906 62,1/1/1907 48.5,1/1/1908 43.9,1/1/1909 18.6,1/1/1910 5.7,1/1/1911 3.6,1/1/1912 1.4,1/1/1913 9.6,1/1/1914 47.4,1/1/1915 57.1,1/1/1916 103.9,1/1/1917 80.6,1/1/1918 63.6,1/1/1919 37.6,1/1/1920 26.1,1/1/1921 14.2,1/1/1922 5.8,1/1/1923 16.7,1/1/1924 44.3,1/1/1925 63.9,1/1/1926 69,1/1/1927 77.8,1/1/1928 64.9,1/1/1929 35.7,1/1/1930 21.2,1/1/1931 11.1,1/1/1932 5.7,1/1/1933 8.7,1/1/1934 36.1,1/1/1935 79.7,1/1/1936 114.4,1/1/1937 109.6,1/1/1938 88.8,1/1/1939 67.8,1/1/1940 47.5,1/1/1941 30.6,1/1/1942 16.3,1/1/1943 9.6,1/1/1944 33.2,1/1/1945 92.6,1/1/1946 151.6,1/1/1947 136.3,1/1/1948 134.7,1/1/1949 83.9,1/1/1950 69.4,1/1/1951 31.5,1/1/1952 13.9,1/1/1953 4.4,1/1/1954 38,1/1/1955 141.7,1/1/1956 190.2,1/1/1957 184.8,1/1/1958 159,1/1/1959 112.3,1/1/1960 53.9,1/1/1961 37.5,1/1/1962 27.9,1/1/1963 10.2,1/1/1964 15.1,1/1/1965 47,1/1/1966 93.8,1/1/1967 105.9,1/1/1968 105.5,1/1/1969 104.5,1/1/1970 66.6,1/1/1971 68.9,1/1/1972 38,1/1/1973 34.5,1/1/1974 15.5,1/1/1975 12.6,1/1/1976 27.5,1/1/1977 92.5,1/1/1978 155.4,1/1/1979 32.27,1/1/1980 54.25,1/1/1981 59.65,1/1/1982 63.62,1/1/1983" library(chron) library(zoo) z <- read.zoo(textConnection(Lines), header = TRUE, sep = ",", FUN = function(x) as.yearmon(chron(x)), index = 2) acf(z) On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Harsh <singhal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very Sorry for the oversight. > > The dataset that I have used is: > > Sunspots,Datefield > 9.5,1/1/1900 > 2.7,1/1/1901 > 5,1/1/1902 > 24.4,1/1/1903 > 42,1/1/1904 > 63.5,1/1/1905 > 53.8,1/1/1906 > 62,1/1/1907 > 48.5,1/1/1908 > 43.9,1/1/1909 > 18.6,1/1/1910 > 5.7,1/1/1911 > 3.6,1/1/1912 > 1.4,1/1/1913 > 9.6,1/1/1914 > 47.4,1/1/1915 > 57.1,1/1/1916 > 103.9,1/1/1917 > 80.6,1/1/1918 > 63.6,1/1/1919 > 37.6,1/1/1920 > 26.1,1/1/1921 > 14.2,1/1/1922 > 5.8,1/1/1923 > 16.7,1/1/1924 > 44.3,1/1/1925 > 63.9,1/1/1926 > 69,1/1/1927 > 77.8,1/1/1928 > 64.9,1/1/1929 > 35.7,1/1/1930 > 21.2,1/1/1931 > 11.1,1/1/1932 > 5.7,1/1/1933 > 8.7,1/1/1934 > 36.1,1/1/1935 > 79.7,1/1/1936 > 114.4,1/1/1937 > 109.6,1/1/1938 > 88.8,1/1/1939 > 67.8,1/1/1940 > 47.5,1/1/1941 > 30.6,1/1/1942 > 16.3,1/1/1943 > 9.6,1/1/1944 > 33.2,1/1/1945 > 92.6,1/1/1946 > 151.6,1/1/1947 > 136.3,1/1/1948 > 134.7,1/1/1949 > 83.9,1/1/1950 > 69.4,1/1/1951 > 31.5,1/1/1952 > 13.9,1/1/1953 > 4.4,1/1/1954 > 38,1/1/1955 > 141.7,1/1/1956 > 190.2,1/1/1957 > 184.8,1/1/1958 > 159,1/1/1959 > 112.3,1/1/1960 > 53.9,1/1/1961 > 37.5,1/1/1962 > 27.9,1/1/1963 > 10.2,1/1/1964 > 15.1,1/1/1965 > 47,1/1/1966 > 93.8,1/1/1967 > 105.9,1/1/1968 > 105.5,1/1/1969 > 104.5,1/1/1970 > 66.6,1/1/1971 > 68.9,1/1/1972 > 38,1/1/1973 > 34.5,1/1/1974 > 15.5,1/1/1975 > 12.6,1/1/1976 > 27.5,1/1/1977 > 92.5,1/1/1978 > 155.4,1/1/1979 > 32.27,1/1/1980 > 54.25,1/1/1981 > 59.65,1/1/1982 > 63.62,1/1/1983 > > I convert the Datefield column to class Date, by using Datefield<- > as.Date(Datefield,format="%m/%d/%Y") > Then I create a time series object by using > dtxts<- xts(Sunspots,order.by = Datefield) > > On using the ACF function > acf(dtxts,plot= TRUE,xaxt = "n",col="red",na.action = na.omit) > I get the error > Error in na.omit.ts(as.ts(x)) : time series contains internal NAs > > The peculiar issue is that I do not get the above error on > - R 2.7 on Ubuntu in India > - R 2.8 on Windows in India > > The error appears when I execute this code on an R 2.8 implementation > running on a Fedora machine in the USA. > > Is it a problem with the locale? > > Thanks for the help. Really appreciate it. > > Harsh Singhal > Decisions Systems > Mu Sigma Inc. > Chicago, USA > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.