Insufficient number of observations

[Im12345]

Hey everyone,

Everytime I try to estimate the equation, a pop-up screen comes up with 'insufficient number of observations'. However I use a panel-data of 21 countries for 17 years (1996-2012). I use the variables fiscal decentralization and unemployment and I want to make a regression equation of unemployment c fd
But it doesn't work.

I hope you can help.

Thanks in advance

[startz]

You probably don't have enough valid observations. Look at your data.

[Im12345]

Thank you for your answer.
Okay, I do not know a log about eviews, but I think all my data is valid so I do not know how I can see wether they might not be valid.

[startz]

Open a spreadsheet with all the variables in the regression. Then look at each row to see if any are marked NA.

[Im12345]

I looked at the variables, however there is never NA, only at the resid, these are all marked as NA. Is this wrong?

[startz]

You might want to post your workfile, including the equation you wish to estimate.

[Im12345]

This is my workfile that I want to use, this is an excel document, but I do not now how to include the workfile, but hopefully this is also useful for you. I want to estimate
unemployment = c fiscal decentralization(-1)

or

unemployment = c fiscal decentralization

But i do not think it matters which one I want to estimate for the insufficient number of observations screen I get.

Thanks in advance

[startz]

It appears that your fd variable is being brought in as an alpha rather than a series. Convert it to a series using the @val() function.