TY - BOOK AU - Danao, Rolando A. TI - Introduction to statistics and econometrics SN - 9789715426848 AV - HB 139 .D194 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Quezon City PB - University of the Philippines Press KW - Econometrics KW - sears N2 - Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics, second edition, is a book for beginning econometrics students. The major change in this edition is the addition of a chapter on logistic regression, a model of binary choice that is now commonly used in many disciplines including economics. Other changes include a section on instrumental variable estimation, end-of-chapter appendices on the use of Stata, in addition to EViews, to implement econometric techniques, and editorial revisions to improve exposition. Despite these changes, this edition retains the basic purpose and the basic format of the first edition, which won the 2004 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Book Award. (Source: http://uppress.com.ph) ER -