Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Seminar One
Monday 17 July
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Honest politicians make the other
95% look bad
-- Mark Twain
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Overview
Administrative Issues
– Timetable
– Labs
– Textbook
– Assessment
Aims and Objectives
Introduction
– Eviews
Readings: Chapters 1-3, Chapter 16 optional
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Administration
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Assessment
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Web Support
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Computer Labs
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Learning Objectives
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Learning Outcome
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The Unreliability of Textbooks
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Choosing a Topic
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Analysis
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Analysis 2
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Report Writing
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Report Writing 2
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Practical Advice
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Practical Advice 2
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Practical Guide 3
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Practical Guide 4
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Basic Stats
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Recap
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Correlation
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Correlation between GDP and G
25000
CGDP
20000
15000
CGDP
10000
5000
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
CG
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Regression
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Simple OLS Model
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Regression Example
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Note on Regression
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Intuition
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Eviews
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Where menu to estimate
equations is located
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Equation Estimation Menu
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Dependent Explanatory
Variable Variable
Constant
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Output
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Readings
Studenmund
– Chapter 16 Statistical Principles
– Chapter 1-3
WebCT
– Guide to Eviews- Introduction
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