(This is the text alone. Refer to 0079132928, which is this main text plus the disk). First course in Econometrics in Economics Departments at better schools, also Economic/Business Forecasting. Statistics prerequisite but no calculus. Slightly higher level and more comprehensive than Gujarati Basic Econometrics (M-H, 1996) . P-R covers more time series and forecasting. P-R coverage is a notch below Johnston-DiNardo (M-H, 97) and requires no matrix algebra.
The Basics of Regression Analysis
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Regression Model
Chapter 2. Elementary Statistics
Chapter 3. The Two-Variable Regression Model
Chapter 4. The Multiple Regression Model
Chapter 5. Using the Multiple Regression Model
Chapter 6. Serial Correlation and Heterosedasticity
Chapter 7. Instrumental Variables and Model Specification
Chapter 8. Forecasting with a Single-Equation Regression Model
Chapter 9. Single-Equation Estimation
Chapter 10. Nonlinear and Maximum-Likelihood Estimation