Essential statistics, regression, and econometrics / Gary Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Gary, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regression analysis.

Regression analysis--Textbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Academic, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides a deep understanding of the key statistical topics students need to understand in an econometrics course. The exercises range from easy to challenging, and the examples are substantial and real. Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics provides students with a readable, deep understanding of the key statistical topics they need to understand in an econometrics course. It is innovative in its focus, including real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues (including functional forms, causality, and instrumental variables). This book is unusually readable and non-intimidating, with extensive word problems that emphasize intuition and understanding. Exercises range from easy to challenging and the examples are substantial and real, to help the students remember the technique better. Readable exposition and exceptional exercises/examples that students can relate to Focuses on key methods for econometrics students without including unnecessary topics Covers data analysis not covered in other texts Ideal presentation of material (topic order) for econometrics course

Contents:

Chapter 1.) Data, Data, Data Chapter 2.) Displaying Data Chapter 3.) Descriptive Statistics Chapter 4.) Probability Chapter 5.) Sampling Chapter 6.) Estimation Chapter 7.) Hypothesis Testing Chapter 8.) Simple Regression Chapter 9.) The Art of Regression Analysis Chapter 10.) Multiple Regression Chapter 11.) Modeling (Optional)

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780123822222

012382222X

OCLC:

801812120