This book offers a detailed application guide to XploRe - the interactive statistical computing environment - with case studies of real data analysis situations. It helps the beginner in statistical data analysis to learn in gradual steps how XploRe works in real life applications. Many examples...

Preface -- Financial modelling -- What is financial modelling? -- Linear regression models -- Regression diagnostics -- Categorical variable models -- Stationary and non-stationary time series -- Dynamic models ii -- Panel data regression models (pooling and panel estimation) -- Asset price and...