econometrics
The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of…The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
Ökonometrie
экономе́трикаekonométrika, экономе́трияekonométrija
- the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
Translations
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Origin
An adaptation of the French économétrie. Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 19An adaptation of the French économétrie. Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1926. Compare the earlier German Oekonometrie (now generally spelt Ökonometrie), first used (in a different sense) by Polish economist Paweł Ciompa in 1910.
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Word family
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See also
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