"The past two decades have seen econometrics grow into a vast discipline. Many different branches of the subject now happily coexist with one another. These branches interweave econometric theory and empirical applications and bring econometric method to bear on a myriad of economic issues."

"This is an introductory book for undergraduate students in economics and finance, and can be used for MBA and first-year graduate students in many fields. The 5th Edition provides students with an understanding of why econometrics is necessary and a working knowledge of basic econometric tools....

Preface -- Introduction to probability and statistics -- Foundation of probability theory -- Random variables and univariate probability distributions -- Important probability distributions -- Multivariate probability distributions -- Introduction to sampling theory -- Convergences and limit...