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Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + u
Where
Y = Federal Funds Rate
X2 = Inflation Rate
X3 = GDP Growth Rate
Other interesting variables my include the S&P
500, Government Deficit, etc.
Federal Reserve
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + u
Where
Y = The change in the unemployment rate
X2 = The growth rate of GDP
Other interesting variables may include:
unemployment insurance, government
purchases, etc.
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + u
Where
Y = Personal Consumption Expenditures
X2 = Personal Income
X3 = Interest Rate
Other interesting variables may include: S&P
500, or other measures of “wealth”.
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + u
Where
Y = Imports
X2 = Personal Income
X3 = Exchange Rate
Other interesting variables may include: S&P
500, or other measures of “wealth”.
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Winning Percentage
X2 = Payroll
X3 to XK may be variables such as ERA, HR, etc.
http://www.rodneyfort.com/SportsData/BizFra
me.htm
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Salary
X2 to XK are various measures of performance,
TD, YDS, HR, BA, ERA, etc.
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = The price of a specific stock
X3 to XK may be variables such as industry
specific data, the overall stock market, GDP,
etc.
http://finance.yahoo.com/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = A measure of Environmental Quality
X2 to XK are various measures of potential
environmental stressors.
http://www.yale.edu/esi/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Total Revenue
X3 to XK may be variables such as number of
Academy Awards, “Stars”, Budget, etc.
http://www.imdb.com/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Oil Price per Barrel
X3 to XK may be variables such as U.S. GDP
growth, the value of the dollar, etc.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Auction Price of Record
X3 to XK may be variables such as: Studio, Age
of Record, # of Bidders, etc.
http://www.popsike.com/
Y = B1 + B2X2 + B3X3 + … + BKXK + u
Where
Y = Crime Rate
X3 to XK may be variables such as Educational
Attainment, Per Capita Income,
Unemployment, etc.
U.S. Dept. of Justice
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm
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NBER: http://www.nber.org/
World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/
IMF: http://www.imf.org/
U.S. Statistical Abstract:
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/
Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov/