We Wish the Data Window Can…
q Produce a narrow central lobe
     č require a larger T (the length of data window)
     Produce a insignificant side lobes
     č require a smooth data window without sharp corners
q A rectangular or Bartlett window leaves the time series
undistorted, but can seriously distort the frequency
spectrum.
    A tapered window distorts the time series but may yield a
more representative frequency spectrum.