Intermediate Statistics and Econometrics: A Comparative Approach
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Intermediate Statistics and Econometrics: A Comparative Approach
Dale J. Poirier
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The standard introductory texts to mathematical statistics leave the Bayesian approach to be taught later in advanced topics courses -- giving students the impression that Bayesian statistics provide but a few techniques appropriate in only special circumstances. Nothing could be further from the truth, argues Dale Poirier, who has developed a course for teaching comparatively both the classical and the Bayesian approaches to econometrics. Poirier's text provides a thoroughly modern, self-contained, comprehensive, and accessible treatment of the probability and statistical foundations of econometrics with special emphasis on the linear regression model.

Written primarily for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing research careers in economics, Intermediate Statistics and Econometrics offers a broad perspective, bringing together a great deal of diverse material. Its comparative approach, emphasis on regression and prediction, and numerous exercises and references provide a solid foundation for subsequent courses in econometrics and will prove a valuable resource to many nonspecialists who want to update their quantitative skills.

The introduction closes with an example of a real-world data set -- the Challenger space shuttle disaster -- that motivates much of the text's theoretical discussion. The ten chapters that follow cover basic concepts, special distributions, distributions of functions of random variables, sampling theory, estimation, hypothesis testing, prediction, and the linear regression model. Appendixes contain a review of matrix algebra, computation, and statistical tables.

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5 out of 5 stars Econmetrics06.......2006-11-16

This is an excellent textbook. It provides many useful exercises and you can find most of the classic statistic theories. So many years have passed since I bought this book and I find myself very often to reread some chapters each year. THe more I learn about the statistics and econometric theory, the more I realize how good this book is.

4 out of 5 stars A Very Good Reference Book.......2004-10-01

We were taught by Prof. Poirier himself; so this was the required text for the course. We hated the book (initially) and called it "the purple monster" and so on, but by the end of the course we realized that it was indeed one of the best reference books available- and I really mean it. No other book covers material like this one does - from both, the Classical and Bayesian perspectives. To some, this book might come across as very technical, so you could/should refer to Gary Koop (Bayesian stuff) and perhaps "Hogg and Craig" or the book by "Mood, Graybill and Boes" (for Classical stuff).

1 out of 5 stars At best a supplement text.......2004-01-21

Like mentioned before, it is a continuous listing of theorems with most proofs "left to the reader". While the concepts might appear "straightforward" to the author, I would say someone without prior knowledge of analysis and a higher undergrad math stat course will be lost from the beginning.

It might be useful as a supplementary text to a book like Casella & Berger "Statistical Inference," but is definately the wrong choice as the primary source of a course.

I also agree that classical statistics does not receive a fair treatment. The focus of this book is to show the superiority of Baysian statistics.

1 out of 5 stars Bought under duress.......2003-12-01

This is the most incomprehensible booK i have ever seen, read (un)used in my entire lifetime.

Buy this book if you really lIke pain.

Read Hogg & CRaig instead.

The book is probably great if you have already spent a decade learning the stuff from elsewhere and you just want a bOok that compiles a lot of theorems and definitions in one place.

The book is also a great piece of frequeNtist bashing, which according to me belongs elsewhere and not in an "intermediate" statistics book.

BEWARE: the errata in the book is 30 pages long (A4 size pages)AND even the errata has errors..Gasp!

5 out of 5 stars please give us a table of contents.......2002-05-14

How can you expect us to buy the book without providing a table of contents?!

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    A divorce can be the most painful and expensive experience of your life. Whether you use a lawyer or not, protect yourself by getting all the information you need about divorce laws and your legal rights. How to File for Divorce in Illinois simplifies and thoroughly explains everything you need to know to successfully handle your own divorce in the state of Illinois. Complete with step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book makes filing for divorce inexpensive and hassle-free. This book explains in simple language: How to file for divorce without a lawyer Separation and annulment Uncontested and contested divorce How the legal system works When you need a lawyer and how to work with one Grounds for divorce Property division Alimony Child support Child custody and visitation Protecting your assets, yourself and your children Court procedures Complete explanations of divorce laws in Illinois All the Illinois forms you need

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    4 out of 5 stars 3rd Edition Vast Improvement.......2003-09-10

    I recently bought the 3rd edition by Diana Brodman Summers. It is a clear, well-organized description of Illinois Divorce Law that includes sample forms for Cook and DuPage counties. The author warns that the law is changing all the time so you need to obtain the most current versions from the office of your Circuit Court. Appendix A lists contact information for all 22 circuit courts and the counties each court serves. Included are web site addresses for the Clerks of Cook and DuPage County. I was able to download the most recent versions as PDF files from the DuPage County Clerks web site. There is no superfluous discussion in the 3rd edition about how to re-enter the dating scene. Even if you ultimately decide to hire an attorney, I think the 3rd edition will educate you well about what your rights are and what you are paying the attorney to do. The author acknowledges the emotional pain of a divorce and advises seeking professional counseling for that, but she sticks to the law. She paints a sympathetic picture of the daily emotional drain on divorce lawyers who hear the horrible things spouses do to each other. I only gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 because I haven't used the book to file my own divorce. After I've gone through the experience with this book to help me, I might write another review.

    1 out of 5 stars Contact Your County's Court Clerk Before Buying This Book.......1999-04-27

    For any couple seeking a divorce, especially an uncontested divorce, it is important to know that there is an alternative to retaining a high-cost attorney. It can be, in many cases, quite simple to file for divorce on your own. Yet there is little information available on exactly how one goes about doing this. Unfortunately, this how-to book does a relatively poor job of filling this gap.

    This book's particular problem is that it is high on filler and low on substance. For example, while the authors devote a most unnecessary section to the difficulties of reentering the dating scene, they say nothing when it comes to explicating the meaning of the important phrase "to live separate and apart." That this phrase does not preclude living under the same roof can be significant for those who are interested in expediting the two-year or 6-month waiting period.

    To many, the book's most attractive feature is the many forms it has in its appendix. Unfortunately, one will find in the text only the sketchiest of details on exactly which forms one needs to file. What's even more aggravating is that a few of the forms in the appendix receive no mention in the text whatsoever. The reader should also be aware that the court clerks of some counties (e.g., Cook County) won't even accept these forms.

    Contact your court clerk's office before buying this book. You might find that you've saved yourself another twenty bucks on top of the attorney's fees.
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                              Traditional statistical methods are limited in their ability to meet the modern challenge of mining large amounts of data. Data miners, analysts, and statisticians are searching for innovative new data mining techniques with greater predictive power, an attribute critical for reliable models and analyses. Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Database Marketing: Effective Techniques for Mining Big Data delivers a collection of successful database marketing methodologies for big data. This compendium solves common database marketing problems by applying new hybrid modeling techniques that combine traditional statistical and new machine learning methods. The book delivers a thorough analysis of these cutting-edge techniques, which include non-statistical machine learning and genetic intelligent hybrid models. By following the step-by-step procedures detailed in the text, database marketing professionals can learn how to apply the proper statistical techniques to any database marketing challenge. The practical case studies and examples provided involve real problems and real data, and are taken from a variety of industries, including banking, insurance, finance, retail, and telecommunications.

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                              5 out of 5 stars An essential book for statistical analysts building predictive models for database marketing.......2006-01-05

                              This is a must have introductory book for the practitioner using data mining to build predictive models in industry. While it does have a few snippets of SAS code, it is a conceptual book that explains the "why" and the "how" of practical model building. (If you want SAS code buy "The Data Mining Cookbook" by Olivia Parr Rud.) It dispenses of with the antiquated notion of the "true" model of classical statistics and econometrics, and shows how to arrive at an acceptable model that yeilds good predictions. As practitioner's, this is what we care about most. Among other things, it gives good explanations of: (1) the EDA paradigm versus classical statistics (2) Tukey's bulging rule for transforming variables (3) variable selection, though there is no mention of clustering to eliminate redundant variables. It discusses some of the weaknesses of automatic variable selection methods (4) smoothed scatterplots and logit plots (5) decile analysis and using bootstrapping to derive confidence intervals for cum lift.

                              The book shows you how to use logistic regression, OLS, and CHAID to build predictive models. For those interested in Genetic modeling, it has a clearly written chapter on the subject that explains how genetic modeling can be used to create new variables that can have more information than either of the original variables.

                              While this book does not cover everything, and is definitely not the last word on the subject, it is a solid first word. In particular, the book does not cover splines, shrinkage techniques such as model averaging, ridge regression, ..etc. For treatments of these and similar advanced topics see Frank Harrell's "Regression Modeling Strategies" and Hastie, Tibsharani and Friedman's "Elements of Statistical Learning".

                              5 out of 5 stars Data Mining for Database marketing.......2003-06-10

                              I predict that Dr. Ratner's Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Database Marketers: Effective Techniques for Mining Big Data will be on every database marketer's bookshelf. Dr Ratner has put together an assembly of chapters that provide an indispensable resource for the daily problems facing data analysts and model builders in the database/direct marketing community. In each of the seveenteen chatpers Dr. Ratner addresses a typical problem and discusses the common solution. He points out unknown working assumptions or weaknesses of the latter, and then offers better solutions, which require basic knowledge of EDA/data mining. Dr. Ratner's writing style is unique as he makes familar concepts new, and new concepts familar. Thus, the book is easy and enjoyable reading. I specially like chapter that blends statistics with the machine learning, such as the introduction of the GenIQ Model.

                              5 out of 5 stars "EDA III" for Database Marketing.......2003-06-10

                              I consider myself fortunate to be the first to review this book. The title aptly indicates what the book is about: Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Database Marketers: Effective Techniques for Mining Big Data. The author provides in a Tukey-esque manner a collection of solutions to common problems facing database analysts, model builders, and marketers. The book can uniquely serve as a textbook, a how-to guide, and a reference source depending on the reader's statistical training and database marketing experience. Moreover, the author actually goes where other authors provide lip service: he creates the marriage of the "old" statistical methodologies with the new machine learning influence by introducing machine learning methods specifically tailored to database assessment of optimal model performance. The book's illustrations involve real problems, real data, and better solutions. This book is a keeper!

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                                      Economic Policy has earned a reputation around the world as the one publication that always identifies current and emerging policy topics early. It discusses key international issues when they matter and is invaluable for keeping track of important topics.Economic Policy gives you hot topics, from the experts. Papers are specially commissioned from first-class economists and experts in the policy field. The editors are all based at top European economic institutions and each paper is discussed by a panel of distinguished economists. Their discussions are published at the end of each paper. This unique approach guarantees incisive debate and alternative interpretations of the evidence.
                                      Europe 1992 and the implications for Canada (Policy forum series)
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                                        Manufacturer: John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy, Queen's University
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                                        Full Employment for Europe: The Commission, the Council and the Debate on Employment in the European Parliament 1994-95 (European Labour Forum Report)
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                                          Full Employment for Europe: The Commission, the Council and the Debate on Employment in the European Parliament 1994-95 (European Labour Forum Report)
                                          Ken Coates , and Stuart Holland
                                          Manufacturer: Spokesman Books
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                                          The Social Charter and the Single European Market
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                                            The Social Charter and the Single European Market
                                            John Hughes , and European Labour Forum
                                            Manufacturer: Spokesman Books
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                                            Europe's TURN.(discussions at World Economic Forum regarding European economy)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Chief Executive (U.S.)
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                                              Europe's TURN.(discussions at World Economic Forum regarding European economy)(Statistical Data Included): An article from: Chief Executive (U.S.)
                                              J.p. Donlon
                                              Manufacturer: Chief Executive Publishing
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                                              ASIN: B0008HW1Q6
                                              Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                                              This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1466 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                              Title: Europe's TURN.(discussions at World Economic Forum regarding European economy)(Statistical Data Included)
                                              Author: J.p. Donlon
                                              Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
                                              Date: April 1, 2001
                                              Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
                                              Page: 36

                                              Article Type: Statistical Data Included

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                                              The European Union as a Virtual Learning Forum for National Labour Market Policy? - Comments on a 'Late Vocation' Field of European Governance.: An article from: German Policy Studies
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                                                The European Union as a Virtual Learning Forum for National Labour Market Policy? - Comments on a 'Late Vocation' Field of European Governance.: An article from: German Policy Studies
                                                Paul Klemmer , Dorothee Becker-Soest , and Rudiger Wink
                                                Manufacturer: Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc.
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                                                Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                                                This digital document is an article from German Policy Studies, published by Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc. on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 7788 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                                Title: The European Union as a Virtual Learning Forum for National Labour Market Policy? - Comments on a 'Late Vocation' Field of European Governance.
                                                Author: Paul Klemmer
                                                Publication: German Policy Studies (Refereed)
                                                Date: January 1, 2000
                                                Publisher: Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc.
                                                Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Page: 67

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                                                GM crop controversies.(Forum): An article from: Issues in Science and Technology
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                                                  GM crop controversies.(Forum): An article from: Issues in Science and Technology

                                                  Manufacturer: National Academy of Sciences
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                                                  Release Date: 2005-07-31

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                                                  This digital document is an article from Issues in Science and Technology, published by National Academy of Sciences on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 3549 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                                  Title: GM crop controversies.(Forum)
                                                  Publication: Issues in Science and Technology (Refereed)
                                                  Date: September 22, 2003
                                                  Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
                                                  Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 14(6)

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                                                  Situating Globalization: Views From Egypt
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                                                    Situating Globalization: Views From Egypt

                                                    Manufacturer: Transcript Verlag
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                                                    Central African Republic Business & Investment Opportunities Yearbook
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                                                      Central African Republic Business & Investment Opportunities Yearbook
                                                      USA International Business Publications
                                                      Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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                                                      ASIN: 0739721321

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                                                      This yearbook contains basic information on export-import, investment and business opportunities in the respected country. Provides information on government structure, economy, business climate, regulations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
                                                      Central African Republic Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)
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                                                        Central African Republic Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)
                                                        USA International Business Publications
                                                        Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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                                                        ASIN: 0739712322

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                                                        This yearbook contains information on investment business opportunities, international economic projects, tenders, government projects, marketing and export-import opportunities information.
                                                        Central African Republic Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)
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                                                          Central African Republic Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)
                                                          Igor Oleynik
                                                          Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
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                                                          ASIN: B00005R52S
                                                          Release Date: 2006-01-01

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                                                          Major investment, export-import and other Strategic business opportunities and contacts, basic info for conducting business in the country

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                                                          Major investment, export-import and other strategic business opportunities and contacts, basic information for conducting business in the country
                                                          Central African Republic Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Economic and Trade Unions Business Library)
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                                                            Central African Republic Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Economic and Trade Unions Business Library)

                                                            Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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                                                            Binding: Paperback

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                                                            ASIN: 073977607X

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