by Gretl — econometrics made easy [embedded content] Thanks to Allin Cottrell and Riccardo Lucchetti we today have access to a high-quality tool for doing and teaching econometrics — Gretl. And, best of all, it is totally free! Gretl is up to the tasks you may have, so why spend money on expensive commercial programs? The latest snapshot version of Gretl can be downloaded here. [And yes, I do know there’s another fabulously good and free program — R. But R hasn’t got as nifty a GUI as Gretl — and at least for students, it’s more difficult to learn to handle and program. I do think it’s preferable when students are going to learn some basic econometrics to use Gretl so that they can concentrate more on ‘content’ rather than on ‘technique.’]
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Gretl — econometrics made easy
Thanks to Allin Cottrell and Riccardo Lucchetti we today have access to a high-quality tool for doing and teaching econometrics — Gretl. And, best of all, it is totally free!
Gretl is up to the tasks you may have, so why spend money on expensive commercial programs?
The latest snapshot version of Gretl can be downloaded here.
[And yes, I do know there’s another fabulously good and free program — R. But R hasn’t got as nifty a GUI as Gretl — and at least for students, it’s more difficult to learn to handle and program. I do think it’s preferable when students are going to learn some basic econometrics to use Gretl so that they can concentrate more on ‘content’ rather than on ‘technique.’]