[Gretl-users] Forecast graphic treatment of panel data

There is an irritation in using the Forecast Function in Analysis in that it treats Panel data as a continuum between adjacent panel units in plotting by observation number sequence. So as illustrated below, there are 21 annual observations in Panel 1 ending in 2021. However the forecast funtion treats this as as a observation continuum from 1:21 to 2:01(year 2001) and plots an irritaing line between1:21 and 2:01......and similarly between all the adjacent 10 Panel Units. Is there anyway to suppress this joining line, as the forecast graph plots beautiful CI shaded areas. The workaround is to transfer the data to Excel -but that does not provided a shaded 95% CI -which is clearly more elegan -only the ability to plot the Upper and lower CI bounds as lines.. The Graph function on the other hand will show model fitted and actual values by Panel Unit number, but no confidence intervals! Brian 1:20 6.963190 6.860621 0.283066 6.301620 - 7.419622 1*:21 6.729824 6.452257 0.284134 5.891148 - 7.013367* 2:01 6.952729 2:02 5.905362 Perhaps an option in the graphics GUI to plot the forecasts for each panel by Panel numbered units might remove the problem.? [image: Capture.JPG] Brian J Revell Professor Emeritus (Agricultural Economics) Harper Adams University UK Current Chair of Defra Economic ADvisory Panel Former President Agricultural Economics Society Tel: home 01952 728153 Mobile 07976 538712 Address: Orchard Croft, Vineyard Rd, Homer, Much Wenlock TF!3 6NG Alt. Email bjrevell(a)harper-adams.ac.uk