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Applied statistics for economists / Margaret Lewis

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.Description: xxiv, 446p. : ill. ; 26cmISBN:
  • 9780415777988 (hbk.)
  • 0415777984 (hbk.)
  • 9780415554688 (pbk.)
  • 0415554683 (pbk.)
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Contents:
The role of statistics in economics -- Visual presentations of economic data -- I: Descriptive statistics of an economic variable -- Observations and frequency distributions -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- II: Temporal descriptive statistics -- Measuring changes in price and quantity -- Descriptions of stability: short-run changes -- Patterns of long-term change -- III: Statistical inferences about a single variable -- Basic concepts in statistical inference -- Statistical estimation -- Statistical hypothesis testing of a mean -- IV: Relationships between two variables -- Correlation analysis -- Simple linear regression analysis: descriptive measures -- Simple regression analysis: statistical inference -- Simple regression analysis: variable scales and functional forms -- V: Relationships between multiple variables -- Multiple regression analysis: estimation and interpretation -- Multiple regression analysis: hypothesis tests for partial regression coefficients and overall goodness of fit -- Multiple regression analysis: dummy variables and statistical problems.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-438) and index.

The role of statistics in economics -- Visual presentations of economic data -- I: Descriptive statistics of an economic variable -- Observations and frequency distributions -- Measures of central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- II: Temporal descriptive statistics -- Measuring changes in price and quantity -- Descriptions of stability: short-run changes -- Patterns of long-term change -- III: Statistical inferences about a single variable -- Basic concepts in statistical inference -- Statistical estimation -- Statistical hypothesis testing of a mean -- IV: Relationships between two variables -- Correlation analysis -- Simple linear regression analysis: descriptive measures -- Simple regression analysis: statistical inference -- Simple regression analysis: variable scales and functional forms -- V: Relationships between multiple variables -- Multiple regression analysis: estimation and interpretation -- Multiple regression analysis: hypothesis tests for partial regression coefficients and overall goodness of fit -- Multiple regression analysis: dummy variables and statistical problems.

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