Thomas Andren
Econometrics
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Econometrics
1st edition
© 2007 Thomas Andren & bookboon.com
ISBN 978-87-7681-235-5
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Econometrics
Contents
Contents
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Basics of probability and statistics
8
1.1
Random variables and probability distributions
8
1.2
he multivariate probability distribution function
15
1.3
Characteristics of probability distributions
17
2
Basic probability distributions in econometrics
24
2.1
he normal distribution
24
2.2
he t-distribution
31
2.3
he Chi-square distribution
33
2.4
he F-distribution
34
3
he simple regression model
36
3.1
he population regression model
36
3.2
Estimation of population parameters
41
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Econometrics
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Statistical inference
49
4.1
Hypothesis testing
50
4.2
Conidence interval
52
4.3
Type I and type II errors
55
4.4
he best linear predictor
58
5
Model Measures
61
2
5.1
he coeicient of determination (R )
61
5.2
he adjusted coeicient of determination (Adjusted R2)
66
5.3
he analysis of variance table (ANOVA)
67
6
he multiple regression model
70
6.1
Partial marginal efects
70
6.2
Estimation of partial regression coeicients
72
6.3
he joint hypothesis test
73
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Speciication
78
7.2
Omission of a relevant variable
83
7.3
Inclusion of an irrelevant variable
85
7.4
Measurement errors
86
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