Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the fourth edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Introduction -- Basic data handling -- Correlation -- Introduction to simple regression -- Statistical aspects of regression -- Multiple regression -- Regression with dummy variables -- Regression with time lags : distributed lag models -- Univariate time series analysis -- Regression with time series variables -- Applications of time series methods in macroeconomics and finance -- Limitations and extensions -- Appendix B Data directory -- Index.

Analysis of Economic Data has, over three editions,become firmly established as a successful textbook for studentsstudying data analysis whose primary interest is not ineconometrics, statistics or mathematics.

It introduces students to basic econometric techniques and showsthe reader how to apply these techniques in the context ofreal-world empirical problems. The book adopts a largelynon-mathematical approach relying on verbal and graphical inuitionand covers most of the tools used in modern econometricsresearch. It contains extensive use of real data examples andinvolves readers in hands-on computer work.

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