Introductory econometrics : intuition, proof, and practice / Jeffrey S. Zax.

Introductory Econometrics: Intuition, Proof, and Practice attempts to distill econometrics into a form that preserves its essence, but that is acceptable--and even appealing--to the student's intellectual palate. This book insists on rigor when it is essential, but it emphasizes intuition and s...

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Main Author: Zax, Jeffrey S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Brief Contents; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1. What Is a Regression?; 2. The Essential Tool; 3. Covariance and Correlation; 4. Fitting a Line; 5. From Sample to Population; 6. Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests; 7. Inference in Ordinary Least Squares; 8. What If the Disturbances Have Nonzero Expectations or Different Variances?; 9. What If the Disturbances Are Correlated?; 10. What If the Disturbances and the Explanatory Variables Are Related?; 11. What If There Is More Than One x?; 12. Understanding and Interpreting Regression with Two x's.