function [Y] = load_canadian_wages() % LOAD_CANADIAN_WAGES - Loads the monthly percentage change in Canadian wages and salaries, Feb 1967 to September 1975 % % Note: this is used in exercise 6.12 % % Written by: % -- % John L. Weatherwax 2009-04-21 % % email: wax@alum.mit.edu % % Please send comments and especially bug reports to the % above email address. % %----- Y_first = [ 0.71; 1.47; 1.61; 2.97; 3.58; ; 0.94; 0.68; 0.32; -0.67; 0.02; -2.56 ]; Y = [ -0.84 0.38 1.18 1.95 4.08 2.41 0.55 1.16 1.70 0.13 0.63 -2.19 ; -0.32 1.48 0.84 1.45 3.00 3.24 -0.62 0.35 3.26 -0.53 0.90 -1.31 ; -0.91 0.46 0.50 0.96 2.23 3.27 -1.95 0.65 3.05 0.23 -0.45 -1.78 ; -1.44 1.49 1.22 2.22 4.76 3.04 -2.39 0.89 3.33 -0.14 -0.47 -1.79 ; -0.49 0.58 2.11 0.69 3.81 3.32 -2.26 1.46 3.81 0.96 -0.03 0.50 ; -1.70 2.51 0.75 2.21 3.15 3.05 -2.36 0.26 4.94 1.44 -0.12 -1.08 ; 0.19 1.03 2.12 1.58 4.51 2.96 0.30 1.66 4.65 -0.43 -0.43 1.19 ; ].'; % get all the data we can in a "matrix" format ... Y = Y(:); Y = [ Y; -2.93; 0.21; 2.09; 1.60; 4.64; 2.96; 0.86; -1.88; 5.01 ]; % append the remaing data points ...