...Using gretl for Principles of Econometrics, 4th Edition Version 1.0411 Lee C. Adkins Professor of Economics Oklahoma State University April 7, 2014 1 Visit http://www.LearnEconometrics.com/gretl.html for the latest version of this book. Also, check the errata (page 459) for changes since the last update. License Using gretl for Principles of Econometrics, 4th edition. Copyright c 2011 Lee C. Adkins. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation (see Appendix F for details). i Preface The previous edition of this manual was about using the software package called gretl to do various econometric tasks required in a typical two course undergraduate or masters level econometrics sequence. This version tries to do the same, but several enhancements have been made that will interest those teaching more advanced courses. I have come to appreciate the power and usefulness of gretl’s powerful scripting language, now called hansl. Hansl is powerful enough to do some serious computing, but simple enough for novices to learn. In this version of the book, you will find more information about writing functions and using loops to obtain basic results. The programs have been generalized in many instances so that they could be adapted for other uses if desired. As I learn more about hansl specifically...
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