The numerical reliability of econometric software.

The writers discuss the numerical accuracy of econometric software. Most economists are willing to accept that the data provided by software is accurate, even though many statistical packages fail to pass basic benchmarks for numerical accuracy. Economics textbooks fail to warn students that even s...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 633 - 666
Main Authors: McCullough, B. D., Vinod, Hrishikesh D.
Format: Article
Published: American Economic Association June 1999
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