An Introduction to R for Quantitative Economics Graphing, Simulating and Computing /

• Main Author: Dayal, Vikram (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Economics,
• Subjects: Computers.; Computer simulation.; Statistics.; Econometrics.; Economics.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.; Simulation and Modeling.; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs.; Computing Methodologies.

This book gives an introduction to R to build up graphing, simulating and computing skills to enable one to see theoretical and statistical models in economics in a unified way. The great advantage of R is that it is free, extremely flexible and extensible. The book addresses the specific needs of e...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. R and RStudio
• Chapter 3. Getting data into R
• Chapter 4. Supply and demand
• Chapter 5. Functions
• Chapter 6. The Cobb-Douglas Function
• Chapter 7. Matrices
• Chapter 8. Statistical simulation
• Chapter 9. Anscombe's quartet: graphs can reveal
• Chapter 10. Carbon and forests: graphs and regression
• Chapter 11. Evaluating training
• Chapter 12. The Solow growth model
• Chapter 13. Simulating random walks and shing cycles
• Chapter 14. Basic time series.