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NALT Full

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
economics
econometrics

Preferred term

econometrics

Type

Topic

Definition

The testing and quantifying of economic theories and the solution of economic problems by their conversion to mathematical forms, application of mathematical processes and the use of statistical techniques.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

economics

Narrower concepts

In other languages

econometría

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28688

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