Talk:Econometrics
From Academic Kids
I wanted to add some content to the introduction that differentiates econometricians and economic statitians but I am unsure where to put it. The main difference is the economic statistician does not perform statistical tests upon the data to verify economic theory, only collects it.
I might go into detail about the 4 main components of econometrics (economic theory, economic statistics, mathematical statistics, and economic theory) how they make up econometrics, and how they are different from econometrics.
- I don't think it matters too much where you put the differences, since it can always be moved. Just choose somewhere that makes sense for you. Expanding the article sounds like a good idea. Jrincayc 15:01, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Good points. We also need some discussion of econometric models, what they are, how they are constructed, and how they are used for prediction and policy simulation. Let me think about how to do that. Any suggestions F. Gerard Adams
