This paper gives basic information necessary to run X-13ARIMA-SEATS, and it shows examples for setting up input specification files (spec files) and how to use Win X-13, the Windows interface to X-13ARIMA-SEATS.

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Getting Started with X-13ARIMA-SEATS Input Files (Accessible Version)

March 01, 2016

This document is based on one originally developed in 2002 by Catherine Hood and Brian Monsell to assist users of X-12-ARIMA.

This paper shows some examples of using X-12-ARIMA, starting at the beginning and following all the steps, including use of graphs.

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X-12-ARIMA and its Application to Some Italian Indicator Series

June 1999

X-12-ARIMA is the Census Bureau's new seasonal adjustment program.

These are the Census Bureau guidelines for using seasonal adjustment diagnostics available from X-12-ARIMA.

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Seasonal Adjustment Diagnostics

March 05, 2010

These guidelines apply to any time series published by the U.S. Census Bureau that is seasonally adjusted or is part of a seasonally adjusted composite series

This manual is not the kind of thing you'd sit and read from front to back, but when you're running X-13ARIMA-SEATS, it is very helpful to have this handy so you can look up specific details about the input specifications. There are introductory chapters that have good information about time series.

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X-13ARIMA-SEATS Reference Manual Accessible HTML Output Version

January 18, 2017

The X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment program is an enhanced version of the X-11 Variant of the Census Method II seasonal adjustment program.

Not everything in this paper is for the person starting out with seasonal adjustment, but it covers a lot of ground, so this is a good paper to skim.

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Some Recent Developments and Directions in Seasonal Adjustment

June 2005

This article provides an overview of some recent areas of development in seasonal adjustment.

This is quite long, but it has a great deal of information about the seasonal adjustment procedure of X-12-ARIMA and about the diagnostics.

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New Capabilities of X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program