Collins Memorial Library: ECON 284: Introduction to Econometrics: Getting Started

Sage Reference

Sage provides online Encyclopedias, Handbooks and Dictionaries that cover topics in the Social Sciences.

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The social sciences platform for SAGE and CQ Press books, reference materials and other content.

Video Introduction to Economics

Economics USA: 21st Century Edition is a video instructional series produced by the Annenburg Foundation on micro- and macroeconomics comprised of 28 half-hour episodes.

Starting Points

A Guide to Econometrics by Peter Kennedy
Call Number: eBook - click link for access
ISBN: 0585202036
Publication Date: 1998
This text is for teachers and students throughout the world who require an introduction to the subject of econometrics without the notation and technical detail that characterize other textbooks.
Developing Econometrics by Hengqing Tong; T. Krishna Kumar; Yangxin Huang; T. Krishna Kumar
Call Number: eBook click link above for access
Publication Date: 2011
Statistical theories and methods with applications to economics and business highlights recent advances in statistical theory and methods that benefit econometric practice.
Business Statistics of the United States 2012 by Cornelia J. Strawser (Editor); Mary Meghan Ryan (Editor)
Call Number: REF HC101 .A13122 2012
Publication Date: 2012
a comprehensive and practical collection of data that reflects the nation's economic performance since 1929. It provides over 80 years of annual data in regional, demographic, and industrial detail for key indicators such as: gross domestic product, personal income, spending, saving, employment, unemployment, the capital stock, and more.
Guide to Economic Indicators by Norman Frumkin
Call Number: REF HC103 .F9 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Provides concise, substantive, and jargon-free explanations of over 70 economic indicators of the domestic and international aspects of the U.S. economy.

What's a tertiary source?

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Almanacs
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Directories
Fact books
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Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources
Manuals
Textbooks

These resources give you succinct overviews of your topic, explain scholarly arguments, point out interesting questions, and refer you to especially key sources.

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