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05-23-2013, 05:34 PM
I need to do some work on refreshing my statistics and econometrics skillset this summer, since it's been a few years.
I have Wooldridge's books and MatLab on the computer. Can anyone recommend some resources where I can start from the ground up?
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05-23-2013, 05:55 PM
The Wooldridge textbook is notoriously dense. Are you looking for a tutorial on how to code regressions or are you looking for a full overview of the underlying math?
Also, are you hoping to put this to use for finance related stuff or for some other field?
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05-23-2013, 05:58 PM
Thanks for chiming in. Both, actually.
Right now I'm quite general, but I'll be working with time-series and cross-section and panel data after the summer. I want to dust off some of the old stuff and get my basics down (simple and multiple regression), instrumental variables and 2SLS. Perhaps also some basic MLE, GMM and co-integration. Í can follow the text book, but if someone knew of something spectacular that'd be awesome.
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05-23-2013, 06:27 PM
Awesome. I'll start with this stuff. There's probably not really a shortcut for really memorizing all this stuff. Just have to hunker down and chew through it.
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05-23-2013, 06:28 PM
More power to you. I hated econometrics in college.
Can I ask what is motivating you to refresh on this subject? Just mental stimulation? Or is there an end goal in mind?
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05-23-2013, 06:45 PM
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05-24-2013, 10:29 AM
Why? Econometrics is like the demon in my life. It must be destroyed.
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