If the data is not read from a file, it can be provided via a @math{T}x@math{N} matrix as the first argument to @code{dseries}'constructor,with@math{T}representingthenumberofobservationson@math{N}variables.Thesecondargument,@var{INITIAL_DATE},canbeeithera@datesobjectrepresentingtheperiodofthefirstobservationorastringwhichwouldbeusedtoinstantiatea@datesobject.Thethirdargument,@var{LIST_OF_NAMES},isa@math{1}by@math{N}cellofstringswithoneentryforeachvariablename.Thefinalargument,@var{LIST_OF_TEX_NAMES},isa@math{1}by@math{N}cellofstringscomposedofthe@LaTeX{}namesassociatedwiththevariables.Inputargumentsthreeandfourareoptional.
If the data is not read from a file, it can be provided via a @math{T}x@math{N} matrix as the first argument to @code{dseries}'constructor,with@math{T}representingthenumberofobservationson@math{N}variables.Thesecondargument,@var{INITIAL_DATE},canbeeithera@datesobjectrepresentingtheperiodofthefirstobservationorastringwhichwouldbeusedtoinstantiatea@datesobject.Thethirdargument,@var{LIST_OF_NAMES},isa@math{N}by@math{1}cellofstringswithoneentryforeachvariablename.Thefinalargument,@var{LIST_OF_TEX_NAMES},isa@math{N}by@math{1}cellofstringscomposedofthe@LaTeX{}namesassociatedwiththevariables.Inputargumentsthreeandfourareoptional.