Introduction to Econometrics
Author: Christopher Dougherty
Introduction to Econometrics provides an introduction to econometrics using analytical and intuitive methods of the classical linear regression model. Mathematical notation is kept simple and step-by-step explanations of mathematical proofs are provided to facilitate learning. The text also provided to facilitate learning. The text also contains a large number of practical exercises, enabling students to practice what they have learned.
This new edition has been substantially updated and revised with the inclusion of new material on specification tests, binary choice models, tobit analysis, sample selection bias, nonstationary time series, and unit root tests and basic cointegration. The new edition is also accompanied by a website with Powerpoint slideshows giving a parallel graphical treatment of topics treated in the book, cross-section and time series data sets, manuals for practical exercises, and lecture note extending the text.
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Fundraising Basics: A Complete Guide
Author: Barbara L Cicont
The second edition of this best-selling book provides new and updated information that every beginning fundraiser or board member needs. Case studies and real-life examples provide practical guidance and an overview of the field while giving board members and development staff, managers, and directors a platform from which to operate their fundraising programs. This primer remains a must-have for anyone entering the fundraising or studying for the CFRE exam.
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A guide for development officers of non-profit organizations to setting up fundraising programs, an aid to studying for certification, and a text for fundraising seminars and workshops, but Ciconte, a consultant, and Jacob, with a professional association, originally intended their work to be a textbook for a continuing-education course. Their topics include the philanthropic tradition, the development office, prospect research, special events, capital campaigns, working with consultants, and fundraising as a career. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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