A Guide to Econometrics
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all of the above - the other reviews cover everything I could say, so I won t be redundant, it is a lovely book.It has become so popular in my entire PhD class across all subject areas, I hardly see my copy anymore, and the MBA s are also very happy for this alternative to the usual books mentioned above.
Excelent - This is the best econometric text for students and teachers
Best Intuition for and Explaination of Econometrics - Unfortunately, I found this book at the END of too many PhD courses where I was swamped by assumptions the instructor and various authors were making. If I had only read this book FIRST - and then read Green, Greene, Johnston, Goldberger, etc., I would have gotten much more out of the courses with less stress. Peter Kennedy writes the type of book that students dream of finding (and I dream of writing someday). Each chapter is in 3 parts: 1) Overview of what and why, 2) Some more detail and 3) The nitty gritty that you ll worry about in Amemiya s book and others. This is the perfect book for PhD students interested in learning econometrics as a tool instead of an area of research (i.e. developing new models). Once you learn the basics, you can go to Greene s Econometrics Analysis for the details regarding implementation. My recommendation for reading this book is to whip through Part 1 of each chapter for the best overview of econometrics ever. (Peter Kennedy is an excellent writer, so this is actually an enjoyable and interesting experience.) Then revisit the relevant chapters before tackling the assigned readings for your course.
Intuitive and non-mathematical - If you have studied econometrics using books as Maddala, Green, Hamilton etc then this book is definetly for you. It gives a good intuitive exposition of well known methods using a non-technical language. It has lots of references to more techincally advanced books. Kennedys book will not provide you with any formulas for solving problems, this is left for the other econometric and statistic book in the market. Believe it or not, this book is actually difficult to put down ones you started reading it!
Great Intuition Builder! - The best intuition builder in both statitics and econometrics. I have been reading the various editions throught my career. Please, keep updating it, Peter Kennedy!