"Stephen J Fromm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message xDf2a.28945$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:xDf2a.28945$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Auld) wrote in message > news:<b28jih$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >I am looking for an easy to understand introduction to econometrics. A > > > >book is preferred, but a website may do as well. > > > > > > Get two books: Peter Kennedy's _A Guide to Econometrics_, and > > > any introductory econometrics textbook, such as Gujarati. > > > > Thanks for the advice. Everyone seems to recommend Kennedy, including > > my professors. I loved his witty footnotes about the philosophy of > > social science issues that are borne out in econometrics, but I did > > not find him helpful for learning the basics. Maybe I will try to look > > at it again, but I left my copy on the side of the continent. > > Once upon a time, a bunch of policy analysis folks also recommended Kennedy > to me. That was when I didn't know any stats. After I learned stats, I > looked back and decided I thought Kennedy sucked; don't recall why. (That > doesn't mean I thought it sucked compared to other econometric texts; maybe > they all suck.) > > So...you might want to look into good books on statistics, to supplement the > econometrics books. I'm no expert on econometrics, but I'd venture a guess > that regression analysis is key. Unfortunately, IMHO most stats books suck, > too. > > > My school's library is scanty on econometric primers, it looks like I > > am going to have to delve into the social science statistics primers. > > > > Any further suggestions from anyone are welcome! Hey Steve, If you want to ease yourself into econometrics/stats, try looking for books with titles along the lines of "Statistics for Economics & Business", "Mathematics for Economics, Accounting and Business". These are two I have (I forget the authors).
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