Test for Seasonality
Test for Seasonality of a Time Series
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The following is a JavaScript that test for the presence of any significant seasonal component in a given time series using its seasonal index vector.
Enter your up-to 12 seasonal index values consecutively without any blanks cells and then click the Calculate button. Blank cells are not included in the calculations.
In entering your data to move from cell to cell in the data-matrix use the Tab key not arrow or enter keys.
H0: There is no significant seasonal component in the time series.
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