Statistical Foundations of Econometric Modelling

ISBN-13: 9780521269124 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 720 str.

Aris Spanos; David Hendry

Opis

This book provides an introduction to econometrics through a thorough grounding in probability theory and statistical inference. The emphasis is on the concepts and ideas underlying probability theory and statistical inference, and on motivating the learning of them both at a formal and an intuitive level. By basing its approach on the underlying theory, it is able to cover fully the econometric theory required up to the intermediate level; its emphasis on mastering the concepts makes it an ideal introduction to the advanced texts and the econometric literature.

Spis treści

Foreword David Hendry; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. Econometric modelling, a preliminary view; 2. Descriptive study of data; Part II. Probability Theory: 3. Probability; 4. Random variables and probability distributions; 5. Random vectors and their distributions; 6. Functions of random variables; 7. The general notion of expectation; 8. Stochastic processes; 9. Limit theorems; 10. Introduction to asymptotic theory; Part III. Statistical Inferences: 11. The nature of statistical inference; 12. Estimation I - properties of estimators; 13. Estimation II - methods; 14. Hypothesis testing and confidence regions; 15. The multivariate normal distribution; 16. Asymptotic test procedures; Part IV. The Linear Regression and Related Statistical Models: 17. Statistical models in econometrics; 18. The Gauss linear model; 19. The linear regression model I - specification, estimation and testing; 20. the linear regression model II - departures from the assumptions underlying the statistical GM; 21. The linear regression model III- departures from the assumptions underlying the probability model; 22. The linear regression model IV - departures from the sampling model assumption; 23. The dynamic linear regression model; 24. The multivariate linear regression model; 25. The simultaneous equations model; 26. Epilogue: towards a methodology of econometric modelling; References; Index.