David F. Hendry
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780198283164
- eISBN:
- 9780191596384
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198283164.003.0003
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Econometrics
Least squares and recursive methods for estimating the values of unknown parameters and the logic of testing in empirical modelling, are discussed. The tools needed for investigating the properties ...
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Least squares and recursive methods for estimating the values of unknown parameters and the logic of testing in empirical modelling, are discussed. The tools needed for investigating the properties of statistics in economics, namely, large‐sample distribution theory and Monte Carlo simulation techniques, are described. Ergodicity is explained, as are tools for investigating non‐stationarity due to unit roots.Less
Least squares and recursive methods for estimating the values of unknown parameters and the logic of testing in empirical modelling, are discussed. The tools needed for investigating the properties of statistics in economics, namely, large‐sample distribution theory and Monte Carlo simulation techniques, are described. Ergodicity is explained, as are tools for investigating non‐stationarity due to unit roots.