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 toFocuses on key methods for econometrics students without including unnecessary topicsCovers data analysis not covered in other textsIdeal presentation of material (topic order) for econometrics course. Read more...
Abstract:
Provides students with key statistical topics that they need to understand in an econometrics course. This book includes real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues (including functional forms, causality, and instrumental variables). Read more...
Author(s): Gary Smith
Publisher: Academic Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 380
City: Amsterdam ; Boston
Tags: Медицинские дисциплины;Социальная медицина и медико-биологическая статистика;
Content:
Front Matter, Pages i-ii
Copyright, Page iv
Introduction, Pages xi-xii, Gary Smith
Chapter 1 - Data, Data, Data, Pages 1-25, Gary Smith
Chapter 2 - Displaying Data, Pages 27-72, Gary Smith
Chapter 3 - Descriptive Statistics, Pages 73-100, Gary Smith
Chapter 4 - Probability, Pages 101-140, Gary Smith
Chapter 5 - Sampling, Pages 141-162, Gary Smith
Chapter 6 - Estimation, Pages 163-188, Gary Smith
Chapter 7 - Hypothesis Testing, Pages 189-217, Gary Smith
Chapter 8 - Simple Regression, Pages 219-258, Gary Smith
Chapter 9 - The Art of Regression Analysis, Pages 259-295, Gary Smith
Chapter 10 - Multiple Regression, Pages 297-331, Gary Smith
Chapter 11 - Modeling (Optional), Pages 333-363, Gary Smith
Appendix, Pages 365-366
References, Pages 367-375
Index, Pages 377-381
