tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post4320952703791612979..comments2023-10-24T03:16:41.009-07:00Comments on Econometrics Beat: Dave Giles' Blog: Beware of Econometricians Bearing SpreadsheetsDave Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389606956062019445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-31719026117966259062019-10-09T13:20:25.899-07:002019-10-09T13:20:25.899-07:00On page 90 of Barreto and Howland (2006), one can...On page 90 of Barreto and Howland (2006), one can read<br /><br />“Finally, note that we employ Excel as a teaching tool and do not recommend its use for serious work in econometrics. Excel can usually (not always!) be relied on to provide correct results for simple analyses such as would be found in the typical term paper in introductory econometrics classes. To be assured of accuracy, however, it is best to use a specialized software package”<br /><br />I take it from this that they agree with the sentiments of this blog. I totally agree<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231128516677196072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-2913362401538899592016-09-20T19:58:39.748-07:002016-09-20T19:58:39.748-07:00Unless it was deliberate.Unless it was deliberate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198942534740642384.post-18339155422450729152014-10-09T19:47:23.529-07:002014-10-09T19:47:23.529-07:00Reinhart and Rogoff should have been a wake up cal...Reinhart and Rogoff should have been a wake up call, for those who had not already figured this out. Serious calculations deserve serious data structures and serious algorithms, in the worst case if only to confirm the convenient numbers blurted out by the spreadsheets.<br />Horace Boothroyd IIInoreply@blogger.com