FACULTEIT ECONOMIE EN BEDRIJFSKUNDE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Short Guide to Stata 1. Introduction This guide gives an overview of some basic commands of Stata. Stata contains many more commands. Some of these will be used in the computer exercises of Econometrics‚ but lots will not be used at all. With Stata you will be able to perform complex statistical and econometrical calculations and estimations. It is even possible to program your own routines. Below‚ Stata commands are set in lettertype
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THE CHI-SQUARE GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST The chi-square goodness-of-fit test is used to analyze probabilities of multinomial distribution trials along a single dimension. For example‚ if the variable being studied is economic class with three possible outcomes of lower income class‚ middle income class‚ and upper income class‚ the single dimension is economic class and the three possible outcomes are the three classes. On each trial‚ one and only one of the outcomes can occur. In other words‚ a family
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Causes and Effects of Internal Control Outcomes -Final Thesis- Universiteit Maastricht Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht‚ February 21th‚ 2008 Martina Kratz ID: 239232 Master International Business – Concentration Finance Supervisor: Robin Braun Abstract Since the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002‚ the topic of internal control systems never came to rest. The current subprime crisis is just one example of internal control failures and their negative consequences
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CHAPTER 4 – THE BASIS OF STATISTICAL TESTING * samples and populations * population – everyone in a specified target group rather than a specific region * sample – a selection of individuals from the population * sampling * simple random sampling – identify all the people in the target population and then randomly select the number that you need for your research * extremely difficult‚ time-consuming‚ expensive * cluster sampling – identify
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2013/3/31 Introduction: The Nature and Purpose of Econometrics Continuous and Discrete Data What is Econometrics? Literal meaning is “measurement in economics”. Definition of financial econometrics: The application of statistical and mathematical techniques to problems in finance and accounting. Continuous data can take on any value and are not confined to take specific numbers. Discrete data can only take on certain values‚ which are usually integers Types of Data Dummy
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 53 (2012) 106 – 114 SIIV - 5th International Congress - Sustainability of Road Infrastructures Using Decision Trees to extract Decision Rules from Police Reports on Road Accidents López Griseldaa*‚ de Oña Juanb and Abellán Joaquínc a Ph. D. Student. TRYSE Research Group. Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Granada‚ ETSI Caminos‚ Canales y Puertos‚ c/Severo Ochoa s/n‚ 18071‚ Granada‚ Spain a Ph. D.
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Economics & Statistics Group Project Analysis of ORACLE Stock Price Page 1 of 38 Contents Contents.................................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Stepwise regression ......................................................................
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The question has been asked throughout history whether or not the United States is ready for a woman president. It is debated that the reason behind this question is one of the ideal of sexism and stereotypes of women. However‚ some believe that the lack of women’s success in politics is directly linked to their personal beliefs and campaign platforms‚ as well as the party that they identify with. For this study‚ the researchers hypothesized that this party identification nullifies whether or not
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Syllabus 323063 Empirical Methods in Finance‚ September – December 2013 Teachers (* course coordinator) prof. dr. F.C.J.M. de Jong Room K941 email: f.dejong@uvt.nl dr. J.C. Rodriguez* Room K909 email: j.c.rodriguez@uvt.nl dr. O. Spalt Room K940 email: o.g.spalt@uvt.nl Teaching Assistants Tamasz Barko (t.barko@tilburguniversity.edu) Andreas Rapp (a.c.rapp@tilburguniversity.edu) Zorka Simon (z.simon@tilburguniversity.edu) Lectures: (2 lectures a week) According to the study guide
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Economics: Good Choice of Major for Future CEOs By Patricia M. Flynn and Michael A. Quinn* Abstract It is often suggested that Economics is a good major for individuals interested in becoming business leaders. Despite this widespread assertion‚ little research has been conducted on this topic. Using the Standard and Poor (S&P) 500 companies‚ this paper examines the validity of such a claim. We find evidence that Economics is a good choice of major for those aspiring to become a CEO. Economics ranked
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