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Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics
Gary Smith
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Description for Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics
Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 884.
Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics, Second Edition, is innovative in its focus on preparing students for regression/econometrics, and in its extended emphasis on statistical reasoning, real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues. This book is uncommonly approachable and easy to use, with extensive word problems that emphasize intuition and understanding. Too many students mistakenly believe that statistics courses are too abstract, mathematical, and tedious to be useful or interesting. To demonstrate the power, elegance, and even beauty of statistical reasoning, this book provides hundreds of new and updated interesting and relevant examples, and discusses not only the uses ... Read more
Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics, Second Edition, is innovative in its focus on preparing students for regression/econometrics, and in its extended emphasis on statistical reasoning, real data, pitfalls in data analysis, and modeling issues. This book is uncommonly approachable and easy to use, with extensive word problems that emphasize intuition and understanding. Too many students mistakenly believe that statistics courses are too abstract, mathematical, and tedious to be useful or interesting. To demonstrate the power, elegance, and even beauty of statistical reasoning, this book provides hundreds of new and updated interesting and relevant examples, and discusses not only the uses ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
San Diego, United States
ISBN
9780128034590
SKU
V9780128034590
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About Gary Smith
Gary Smith received his B.S. in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College and his PhD in Economics from Yale University. He was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University for seven years. He is currently the Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics at Pomona College. He has won two teaching awards and has written (or co-authored) seventy-five academic papers, eight college ... Read more
Reviews for Essential Statistics, Regression, and Econometrics
"It is very well written, and covers the basics clearly and understandably to someone with only high school algebra — nothing more advanced is needed."
MAA Reviews "I can wholeheartedly recommend this book as an introductory book for a statistics course taught to early undergraduate economics students. It is clear and well-written and contains a wealth of interesting ... Read more
MAA Reviews "I can wholeheartedly recommend this book as an introductory book for a statistics course taught to early undergraduate economics students. It is clear and well-written and contains a wealth of interesting ... Read more