diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index f03665332..1300a8b3f 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -4261,7 +4261,7 @@ the data. Default: @code{0}, @i{i.e.} no prefiltering
 @item presample = @var{INTEGER}
 @anchor{presample}
 The number of observations to be skipped before evaluating the
-likelihood. Default: @code{0}
+likelihood. These first observations are used as a training sample. Default: @code{0}
 
 @item loglinear
 @anchor{loglinear}