by Frank Howland (Author), Humberto Barreto (Author)
This highly accessible and innovative text with supporting web site uses Excel (R) to teach the core concepts of econometrics without advanced mathematics. It enables students to use Monte Carlo simulations in order to understand the data generating process and sampling distribution. Intelligent repetition of concrete examples effectively conveys the properties of the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator and the nature of heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation. Coverage includes omitted variables, binary response models, basic time series, and simultaneous equations. The authors teach students how to construct their own real-world data sets drawn from the internet, which they can analyze with Excel (R) or with other econometric software. The accompanying web site with text support can be found at www.wabash.edu/econometrics.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 800
Edition: Har/Cdr
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 16 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0521843197
ISBN 13: 9780521843195
Book Overview: This accessible textbook and supporting web site use Excel (R) to teach introductory econometrics.