Interpreting Economic And Social Data

Author : Othmar W. Winkler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540687214

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Interpreting Economic and Social Data by Othmar W. Winkler Pdf

"Interpreting Economic and Social Data" aims at rehabilitating the descriptive function of socio-economic statistics, bridging the gap between today's statistical theory on one hand, and econometric and mathematical models of society on the other. It does this by offering a deeper understanding of data and methods with surprising insights, the result of the author's six decades of teaching, consulting and involvement in statistical surveys. The author challenges many preconceptions about aggregation, time series, index numbers, frequency distributions, regression analysis and probability, nudging statistical theory in a different direction. "Interpreting Economic and Social Data" also links statistics with other quantitative fields like accounting and geography. This book is aimed at students and professors in business, economics demographic and social science courses, and in general, at users of socio-economic data, requiring only an acquaintance with elementary statistical theory.

Author : Gábor Békés,Gábor Kézdi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108483018

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Data Analysis for Business, Economics, and Policy by Gábor Békés,Gábor Kézdi Pdf

A comprehensive textbook on data analysis for business, applied economics and public policy that uses case studies with real-world data.

Author : Mr.Yan Carriere-Swallow,Mr.Vikram Haksar
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781513511436

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The Economics and Implications of Data by Mr.Yan Carriere-Swallow,Mr.Vikram Haksar Pdf

This SPR Departmental Paper will provide policymakers with a framework for studying changes to national data policy frameworks.

Author : Charles Steindel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351363907

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Economic Indicators for Professionals by Charles Steindel Pdf

We are bombarded with economic numbers: unemployment, retail sales, inflation, GDP—the list goes on and on. Some analyst or another is constantly telling us about an obscure statistic that is the key to our future, or is apparently the indicator that the "Fed" will be using to key off its decisions. With economic numbers playing such a central role in the national and world dialogue on policy and markets, and spilling over into the political arena, a broad review of what they are all about is timely. This book reviews the critical US economic data, and how one may put the numbers into an intellectual structure that will depict evolving economic reality. The work is aimed at those who want and need to get some understanding about how the data contributes to a big picture of the economy and guides policy. The objective is for the reader to grasp the overall logic of the data—how each piece of the puzzle contributes to our understanding of the overall economy. This is the way the Fed looks at the numbers. There are other books that go through the economic numbers, but they do so in a "bottom-up" fashion, describing a series in some detail and adding something about how financial markets may respond to it. This book naturally has considerable discussion of series, but views them as part of the overall mosaic, not items of fundamental interest in themselves.

Author : A J B Anderson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0412295709

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Interpreting Data by A J B Anderson Pdf

Textbook for first-year students. Reviews the criteria for the design of questionaires, planned experiments and surveys; also, considers research methodology in general. Application areas range over economic and social studies, demography, epidemiology and the life sciences in general. Available in paper at $24. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Simon Briscoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028882541

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Interpreting the Economy by Simon Briscoe Pdf

Almost every day, new economic information is made available to us through the newspapers and other media. From this data the government is praised or criticised by politicians, fortunes are made or lost on the stock market, business decisions are made and union officials try to predict the financial future for their members.

Author : Thomas Orlik
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0132620219

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Understanding China's Economic Indicators by Thomas Orlik Pdf

In Understanding China’s Economic Indicators, leading economist and Wall Street Journal columnist Thomas M. Orlik introduces 35 of China's most significant economic statistics. Orlik explains why each indicator matters, how it is collected and computed, and its impact on equity, commodity, and currency markets. As China has emerged as a central player in the global economy, more and more investors are seeking profitable opportunities there. To choose the right investments, it's crucial to understand China's economic environment–and that means finding, interpreting, and utilizing China's growing base of economic indicators. Orlik helps investors make sense of data on everything from Chinese GDP growth to inflation, unemployment, bond yields, electricity production, and aircraft passenger numbers. He draws on the best information supplied by the Chinese government's statistical agency, ministries, and industry associations, as well as private sources. Each indicator is clearly described, along with a practical discussion of its implications for investors.

Author : Matthew J. Holian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030642631

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Data and the American Dream by Matthew J. Holian Pdf

This book paints a portrait of social life in America by providing an accessible discussion of empirical economics research on issues such as illegal immigration, health care and climate change. All the studies in this book use the same data source: individual responses to the American Community Survey (ACS), the nation's largest household survey. The author identifies studies that clearly illustrate core econometric methods (such as regression control and difference-in-differences), replicates key statistics from the studies, and helps the reader to carefully interpret the statistics. This book has a companion website with replication files in R and Stata format. The Appendix to this book contains a guide to using the free R software, downloading the ACS and other public-use microdata, and running the replication files, which assumes no background knowledge on the part of the reader beyond introductory statistics. By opening up the hood on how top scholars use core econometric methods to analyze large data sets, a motivated reader with a decent computer and Internet connection can use this book to learn not only how to replicate published research, but also to extend the analysis to create new knowledge about important social phenomena. A more casual reader can skip the online supplements and still gain data-driven insights into social and economic behavior. The book concludes by describing how careful empirical estimates can guide decision making, through cost-benefit analysis, to find public policies that lead to greater happiness while accounting for environmental, public health and other impacts. With its accessible discussion, glossary, detailed learning goals, end of chapter review questions and companion resources, this book is ideal for use as a supplementary volume in introductory econometrics or research methods courses. Matthew J. Holian is Professor of Economics at San Jose State University in California where he teaches classes in Econometrics and Research Methods. His scholarly writing has been published in journals like Public Choice, Ecological Economics and the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.

Author : Geoffrey J.D. Hewings,Michael Sonis,Moss Madden,Yoshio Kimura
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662039472

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Understanding and Interpreting Economic Structure by Geoffrey J.D. Hewings,Michael Sonis,Moss Madden,Yoshio Kimura Pdf

In 1976, volume 116 of the Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems appeared in the library of the University of Illinois. The title of the book, Input-Output Analysis and the Structure of Income Distribution was sufficiently intriguing to one of the present editors (Hewings) to command attention. Some years later, during the First World Congress of the Regional Science Association in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1980, Madden and Batey presented some of their work using their now familiar demographic-economic modeling system. Discussion ensued about the relationship between this system, Miyazawa's formulation and the social accounting matrices most closely associated with the work of Stone. During a year's residence at the University of Illinois, Batey was able to produce a valuable typology of multipliers that began the process of integrating these several modeling systems into a coherent package. Thereafter, a number of regional scientists have exploited the ideas and insights proposed by Miyazawa, especially the notion of the interrelational income multiplier and the ideas of internal and external multipliers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agricultural extension work
ISBN : MSU:31293017246517

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Extension Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Masaaki Kuboniwa,Yasushi Nakamura,Kazuhiro Kumo,Yoshisada Shida
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811384295

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Russian Economic Development over Three Centuries by Masaaki Kuboniwa,Yasushi Nakamura,Kazuhiro Kumo,Yoshisada Shida Pdf

This book aims to provide a comprehensive statistical picture of the Russian economic development covering the Imperial, Soviet, and New Russian periods. The authors have reconstructed Russian socio-economic statistics from both published and archival materials. The book gives concise descriptions as well as new insights on the Russian economic development. Compiled such that estimations by the authors are kept to a minimum and extensive explanations and notes on the sources, the definitions, the statistical methodologies, the problems and inconsistencies of the original data, and the pitfalls of interpreting the time series are given makes this a standard reference book of the Russian economic history. It will be of value to economists, scholars of collectivist economics, and scholars of Russia and the Soviet experience.

Author : Chunlei Tang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030601928

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Data Capital by Chunlei Tang Pdf

This book defines and develops the concept of data capital. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, this book focuses on the key features of the data economy, systematically presenting the economic aspects of data science. The book (1) introduces an alternative interpretation on economists’ observation of which capital has changed radically since the twentieth century; (2) elaborates on the composition of data capital and it as a factor of production; (3) describes morphological changes in data capital that influence its accumulation and circulation; (4) explains the rise of data capital as an underappreciated cause of phenomena from data sovereign, economic inequality, to stagnating productivity; (5) discusses hopes and challenges for industrial circles, the government and academia when an intangible wealth brought by data (and information or knowledge as well); (6) proposes the development of criteria for measuring regulating data capital in the twenty-first century for regulatory purposes by looking at the prospects for data capital and possible impact on future society. Providing the first a thorough introduction to the theory of data as capital, this book will be useful for those studying economics, data science, and business, as well as those in the financial industry who own, control, or wish to work with data resources.

Author : Gary Koop
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118472538

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Analysis of Economic Data by Gary Koop Pdf

Analysis of Economic Data has, over three editions, become firmly established as a successful textbook for students studying data analysis whose primary interest is not in econometrics, statistics or mathematics. It introduces students to basic econometric techniques and shows the reader how to apply these techniques in the context of real-world empirical problems. The book adopts a largely non-mathematical approach relying on verbal and graphical inuition and covers most of the tools used in modern econometrics research. It contains extensive use of real data examples and involves readers in hands-on computer work.

Author : Iveta Silova,Noah W. Sobe,Alla Korzh,Serhiy Kovalchuk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463510110

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Reimagining Utopias by Iveta Silova,Noah W. Sobe,Alla Korzh,Serhiy Kovalchuk Pdf

Reimaginig Utopias explores the shifting social imaginaries of post-socialist transformations to understand what happens when the new and old utopias of post-socialism confront the new and old utopias of social science. This peer-reviewed volume addresses the theoretical, methodological, and ethical dilemmas encountered by researchers in the social sciences as they plan and conduct education research in post-socialist settings, as well as disseminate their research findings. Through an interdisciplinary inquiry that spans the fields of education, political science, sociology, anthropology, and history, the book explores three broad questions: How can we (re)imagine research to articulate new theoretical insights about post-socialist education transformations in the context of globalization? How can we (re)imagine methods to pursue alternative ways of producing knowledge? And how can we navigate various ethical dilemmas in light of academic expectations and fieldwork realities? Drawing on case studies, conceptual and theoretical essays, autoethnographic accounts, as well as synthetic introductory and conclusion chapters by the editors, this book advances an important conversation about these complicated questions in geopolitical settings ranging from post-socialist Africa to Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The contributors not only expose the limits of Western conceptual frameworks and research methods for understanding post-socialist transformations, but also engage creatively in addressing the persisting problems of knowledge hierarchies created by abstract universals, epistemic difference, and geographical distance inherent in comparative and international education research. This book challenges the readers to question the existing education narratives and rethink taken-for-granted beliefs, theoretical paradigms, and methodological frameworks in order to reimagine the world in more complex and pluriversal ways.

Author : Gajendra Kumar, Abhishek Banerjee
Publisher : Disha Publications
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789388919142

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Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency for CAT & Other MBA Exams 2nd Edition by Gajendra Kumar, Abhishek Banerjee Pdf

The book covers all the aspects of Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency. The book is divided into 7 chapters. Each chapter describes the concepts related to the chapter along with numerous Solved Examples. The theory portion is followed by 5 levels of exercises in each chapter: 1. Concept Applicator 2. Concept Builder 3. Concept Cracker 4. Concept Deviator 5. Concept Eliminator The past questions of major exams like CAT/ XAT/ IIFT/ SNAP are covered in the book.