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Hi Vito,

Short answer: argument 'start' can take any value you want. For monthly 
observations (the case 'ts()' handles most nicely, with quarterly 
observations), 'start' will be used to specify the year and month (or 
quarter) of the first observation.
ts(x, freq=7, start=c(35, 1))

would mean that the first observation is on the first day of week 35.

Bear in mind that, to the best of my knowledge, the value of 'start' has 
absolutely no impact on calculations. It is merely there for labeling 
purposes.

Hope this helps!
On Wednesday 07 July 2004 03:30, Vito Ricci wrote: