Introduction to EconometricsRetaining the student-friendly approach of previous editions, Introduction to Econometrics, Fourth Edition, uses clear and simple mathematics notation and step-by step explanations of mathematical proofs to help students thoroughly grasp the subject. Extensive practical exercises throughout--including fifty exercises on the same dataset--build students' confidence and provide them with hands-on practice in applying techniques. NEW TO THE FOURTH EDITION: * An expanded review section at the beginning of the book offers a more comprehensive guide to all of the statistical concepts needed to study econometrics * Additional exercises provide students with even more opportunities to put theory into practice * More Monte Carlo simulations help students use visualization to understand the math * New final sections at the end of each chapter contain summaries and non-technical introductions to more advanced topics An updated and expanded Companion Website contains resources for students and instructors: For students: * Data sets * Gretl, a free econometrics software application * PowerPoint-based slides with explanations * A study guide For instructors: * Instructor manuals for the text and data sets that detail the exercises and their solutions * PowerPoint-based slides * A "Contact the Author" link |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
RANDOM VARIABLES SAMPLING AND ESTIMATION | 5 |
1 SIMPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS | 83 |
2 PROPERTIES OF THE REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING | 110 |
3 MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS | 151 |
4 NONLINEAR MODELS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF VARIABLES | 192 |
5 DUMMY VARIABLES | 224 |
6 SPECIFICATION OF REGRESSION VARIABLES | 250 |
10 BINARY CHOICE AND LIMITED DEPENDENT VARIABLE MODELS AND MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION | 354 |
11 MODELS USING TIME SERIES DATA | 391 |
12 AUTOCORRELATION | 429 |
13 INTRODUCTION TO NONSTATIONARY TIME SERIES | 463 |
14 INTRODUCTION TO PANEL DATA MODELS | 514 |
Statistical tables | 531 |
Data Sets | 548 |
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7 HETEROSCEDASTICITY | 280 |
8 STOCHASTIC REGRESSORS AND MEASUREMENT ERRORS | 300 |
9 SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS ESTIMATION | 331 |
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