Econometrics
Statistical methods used to estimate and test economic relationships.
Areas within Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Whole-economy activity, inflation, growth and policy.
8 wordsMicroeconomics
Choices, prices, firms, consumers and individual markets.
8 wordsBehavioural economics
How psychology and context affect economic decisions.
0 wordsEconometrics
Statistical methods for analysing economic data.
0 wordsInternational economics
Trade, currencies and economic relationships between countries.
2 wordsPublic economics
Taxation, public spending, public goods and government intervention.
1 wordsGeneral economics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Economics.
80 wordsMicroeconomics
Consumers, firms, prices, incentives and market structure.
173 wordsMacroeconomics
Growth, inflation, unemployment, national output and macroeconomic policy.
331 wordsLabour economics
Employment, wages, labour supply, productivity and labour markets.
120 wordsPublic economics
Taxation, public spending, externalities and government intervention.
105 wordsInternational economics
Trade, exchange rates, global markets and cross-border economic relationships.
85 wordsDevelopment economics
Economic development, poverty, inequality and structural change.
134 wordsBehavioural economics
Psychological influences on economic decisions and behaviour.
85 wordsEconometrics
Statistical methods used to estimate and test economic relationships.
80 words81 featured terms
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Calculatornounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Causaladjectiveinvolving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"
Coefficientnouna constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
Computernounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Control boardnounelectrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "…
Control panelnounelectrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "…
Datanouna collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Econometricsnounthe application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
Estimatenouna judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is in…
Estimationnouna judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is in…
Estimatornounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Figurernounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Illationnounthe reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…
Implicationnouna meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…
Importnouna meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…
Inferencenounthe reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather…
Informationnouna collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Instrument panelnounelectrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "…
Instrumentaladjectiverelating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"
Panelnounelectrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "…
Reckonernounan expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Regressnounreturning to a former state
Regressionnounreturning to a former state
Retrogressionnounreturning to a former state
Retroversionnounreturning to a former state
Reversionnounreturning to a former state
Seriesnoun(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other; "the voltage divider co…
Significancenouna meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was sprea…
Statisticaladjectiveof or relating to statistics; "statistical population"
Timenouna period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't h…
Time seriesnouna series of values of a variable at successive times
Variableadjective(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied; "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury…
Absolute viscositynouna measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
Absorptancenouna measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…
Absorption coefficientnouna measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…
Accounting datanounall the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
Actuarynounsomeone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
Addernouna person who adds numbers
Analogynounan inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
Appraisalnounan expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something
Capitalisationnounan estimation of the value of a business
Capitalizationnounan estimation of the value of a business
Coefficient of absorptionnouna measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…
Coefficient of dragnounthe ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
Coefficient of expansionnounthe fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
Coefficient of frictionnounthe ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
Coefficient of mutual inductionnouna measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a n…
Coefficient of reflectionnounthe fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
Coefficient of self inductionnounthe ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
Coefficient of viscositynouna measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
Corollarynoun(logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
Dashboardnouninstrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Deductionnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Derivationnouna line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
Drag coefficientnounthe ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
Dynamic viscositynouna measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
Entailmentnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Expansivitynounthe fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
Extrapolationnounan inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
Fascianouninstrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Implicationnounsomething that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
Metadatanoundata about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"
Modulusnoun(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
Mutual inductancenouna measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a n…
Presumptionnoun(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
Raw datanoununanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis
Reflectancenounthe fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
Reflection factornounthe fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
Reflectivitynounthe fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
Self-inductancenounthe ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
Statisticiannounsomeone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
Subtracternouna person who subtracts numbers
Transmissionnounthe fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Transmittancenounthe fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Weightnoun(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Weightingnoun(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Coefficient of elasticitynoun(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
Elastic modulusnoun(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
Modulus of elasticitynoun(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
Surveyornounsomeone who conducts a statistical survey
