How does raw_to_Xy() know which column to use to calculate returns
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Description
The documentation says
> computation of returns (if use_log then logarithmic else simple) - the first timestep is automatically deleted
How does this function know which column is the closing price and therefore which column to use to calculate returns
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Start by reading the raw_to_Xy() implementation and the documentation passage describing return computation. Determine how the closing-price column is selected, then clarify that behavior in the documentation so users can identify which column is used.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- fintech-quant
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
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- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100