1st Edition

Introductory Regression Analysis with Computer Application for Business and Economics

By Allen Webster Copyright 2013
496 Pages
by Routledge

496 Pages
by Routledge

496 Pages
by Routledge

Regression analysis is arguably the single most powerful and widely applicable tool in any effective examination of common business issues. Every day, decision-makers face problems that require constructive actions with significant consequences, and regression procedures can prove a meaningful and valuable asset in the decision-making process. This text is designed to help students achieve a full... Read more

1. Review of Basic Concepts  2. An Introduction to Regression and Correlation Analysis  3. Statistical Inferences in the Simple Regression Model  4. Multiple Regression: Using Two or More Predictor Variables  5. Residual Analysis and Model Specification  6. Using Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables  7. Heteroscedasticity  8. Autocorrelation  9. Non-Linear Regression and the Selection of the Proper Functional Form  10. Simultaneous Equations: Two Stage Least Squares  11. Forecasting with Time Series Data and Distributed Lag Models   

Biography

Allen Webster is a Professor at Bradley University. He gained his Ph.D. in Economics from Florida State University, and both an M.S. and B.S. in Economics from Fort Hays State University.