WithvPERFECTvSOLUTIONvAVAILABLEvOFvALLvCHAPTERS
Chapterv1
1. Econometricsvisvthevbranchvofveconomicsvthatv .
a. studiesvthevbehaviorvofvindividualveconomicvagentsvinvmakingveconomicvdecisions
b. developsvandvusesvstatisticalvmethodsvforvestimatingveconomicvrelationships
c. dealsvwithvthevperformance,vstructure,vbehavior,vandvdecision-makingvofvanv economyvasvavwhole
d. appliesvmathematicalvmethodsvtovrepresentveconomicvtheoriesvandvsolveveconomicvproblems.
Econometricsvisvbasedvonvthevdevelopmentvofvstatisticalv
methodsvforvestimatingveconomicvrelationships,vtestingv
economicvtheories,vevaluatingvgovernmentvandvbusinessv
policies.
2. Nonexperimentalvdatavisvcalledv .
a. cross-sectionalv data
b. timevseriesvdata
c. observationalvdata
d. panelvdata
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvexperimentalvdata?
a. Experimentalvdatavarevcollectedvinvlaboratoryvenvironmentsvinvthevnaturalvsciences.
b. Experimentalvdatavcannotvbevcollectedvinvavcontrolledvenvironment.
c. Experimentalvdatavisvsometimesvcalledvobservationalvdata.
d. Experimentalvdatavisvsometimesvcalledvretrospectivevdata.
4. Anvempiricalvanalysisvreliesvonv tovtestvavtheory.
a. commonvsense
b. ethicalvconsiderations
c. data
d. customsvandvconventions
5. Thevtermv‘u’vinvanveconometricvmodelvisvusuallyvreferredvtovasvthev .
a. errorvterm
b. parameter
c. hypothesis
d. dependentvvariable
6. Thevparametersvofvanveconometricvmodelv .
a. includevallvunobservedvfactorsvaffectingvthevvariablevbeingvstudied
,b. describevthevstrengthvofvthevrelationshipvbetweenvthevvariablevundervstudyvandvthevfactorsvaffectingv
it
c. refervtovthevexplanatoryvvariablesvincludedvinvthevmodel
d. refervtovthevpredictionsvthatvcanvbevmadevusingvthevmodel
7. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevfirstvstepvinvempiricalveconomicvanalysis?
a. Collectionvofvdata
b. Statementvofvhypotheses
c. Specificationvofvanveconometricvmodel
d. Testingvofvhypotheses
8. Avdatavsetvthatvconsistsvofvavsamplevofvindividuals,vhouseholds,vfirms,vcities,vstates,vcountries,vorvav
varietyvofvothervunits,vtakenvatvavgivenvpointvinvtime,visvcalledva(n)v .
a. cross-sectionalvdatavset
b. longitudinalvdatavset
c. timevseriesvdatavset
d. experimentalvdatavset
9. Datavonvthevincomevofvlawvgraduatesvcollectedvatvdifferentvtimesvduringvthevsamevyearvis .
a. panelvdata
b. experimentalvdata
c. timevseriesvdata
d. cross-sectionalvdata
10. Avdatavsetvthatvconsistsvofvobservationsvonvavvariablevorvseveralvvariablesvovervtimevisvcalledvav
datavset.
a. binary
b. cross-sectional
c. timevseries
d. experimental
11. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvexamplevofvtimevseriesvdata?
a. Datavonvthevunemploymentvratesvinvdifferentvpartsvofvavcountryvduringvavyear.
b. Datavonvthevconsumptionvofvwheatvbyv200vhouseholdsvduringvavyear.
c. Datavonvthevgrossvdomesticvproductvofvavcountryvovervavperiodvofv10vyears.
d. Datavonvthevnumbervofvvacanciesvinvvariousvdepartmentsvofvanvorganizationvonvavparticularvmonth.
12. Whichvofvthevfollowingvrefersvtovpanelvdata?
a. Datavonvthevunemploymentvratevinvavcountryvovervav5-yearvperiod
b. Datavonvthevbirthvrate,vdeathvratevandvpopulationvgrowthvratevinvdevelopingvcountriesvovervav10-
vyearvperiod.
c. Datavonvthevincomevofv5vmembersvofvavfamilyvonvavparticularvyear.
d. Datavonvthevpricevofvavcompany’svsharevduringvavyear.
, 13. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavdifferencevbetweenvpanelvandvpooledvcross-sectionalvdata?
a. Avpanelvdatavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvdifferentvcross-
sectionalvunitsvovervavgivenvperiodvofvtimevwhilevavpooledvdatavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvthevsamevcross-
sectionalvunitsvovervavgivenvperiodvofvtime.
b. Avpanelvdatavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvthevsamevcross-
sectionalvunitsvovervavgivenvperiodvofvtimevwhilevavpooledvdatavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvdifferentvcross-
sectionalvunitsvovervavgivenvperiodvofvtime
c. Avpanelvdatavconsistsvofvdatavonvavsinglevvariablevmeasuredvatvavgivenvpointvinvtimevwhilevavpooledv
datavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvthevsamevcross-sectionalvunitsvovervavgivenvperiodvofvtime.
d. Avpanelvdatavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvavsinglevvariablevmeasuredvatvavgivenvpointvinvtimevwhilevavpooledv
datavsetvconsistsvofvdatavonvmorevthanvonevvariablevatvavgivenvpointvinvtime.
14. hasvavcausalveffectvonv .
a. Income;vunemployment
b. Height;vhealth
c. Income;vconsumption
d. Age;vwage
15. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtrue?
a. Avvariablevhasvavcausalveffectvonvanothervvariablevifvbothvvariablesvincreasevorvdecreasev
simultaneously.
b. Thevnotionvofv‘ceterisvparibus’vplaysvanvimportantvrolevinvcausalvanalysis.
c. Difficultyvinvinferringvcausalityvdisappearsvwhenvstudyingvdatavatvfairlyvhighvlevelsvofvaggregation.
d. Thevproblemvofvinferringvcausalityvarisesvifvexperimentalvdatavisvusedvforvanalysis.
16. Experimentalvdatavarevsometimesvcalledvretrospectivevdata.vF
17. Anveconomicvmodelvconsistsvofvmathematicalvequationsvthatvdescribevvariousvrelationshipsvbetweenv
economicvvariables.vT
18. Avcross-sectionalvdatavsetvconsistsvofvobservationsvonvavvariablevorvseveralvvariablesvovervtime.vF
19. Avtimevseriesvdatavisvalsovcalledvavlongitudinalvdatavset.v T
20. Thevnotionvofvceterisvparibusvmeansv“othervfactorsvbeingvequal.”vT
Chapterv2
1. Avdependentvvariablevisvalsovknownvasva(n)v .
a. explanatoryvvariable
b. controlvvariable
c. predictorvvariable
d. responsevvariable