econometrics

/ɪˌkɑnəˈmɛtɹɪks/ noun

The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

Word Origin From Greek oikos 'house' + nemein 'manage' + metron 'measure' — literally 'household management measurement'. Economy is 'household management', and metrics is 'measurement'. So econometrics is the measurement of economic data. Oikos gives us ecology (study of the household of nature), and metron gives us meter, symmetry, geometry. The word combines three Greek roots into a modern statistical tool.

noun The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships. countable

She used econometrics to analyze the relationship between inflation and unemployment.

(名词) 计量经济学

她运用计量经济学分析通货膨胀与失业率之间的关系。

(sustantivo) econometría [La rama de la economía que aplica métodos estadísticos al estudio empírico de teorías y relaciones económicas.]

Usó la econometría para analizar la relación entre la inflación y el desempleo.

(nom) économétrie [Branche de l'économie qui applique des méthodes statistiques à l'étude empirique des théories et des relations économiques.]

Elle a utilisé l'économétrie pour analyser la relation entre l'inflation et le chômage.

(Substantiv) Ökonometrie [**econometrics** *Subst.* Teilgebiet der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, das statistische Methoden auf die empirische Untersuchung wirtschaftlicher Theorien und Zusammenhänge anwendet.]

Sie nutzte **econometrics**, um den Zusammenhang zwischen Inflation und Arbeitslosigkeit zu analysieren.

(名詞) 経済理論や経済関係の経験的研究に統計的手法を応用する経済学の一分野

彼女はインフレと失業率の関係を分析するために計量経済学を用いた。

(substantivo) econometria [O ramo da economia que aplica métodos estatísticos ao estudo empírico de teorias e relações econômicas.]

Ela usou econometria para analisar a relação entre inflação e desemprego.

Word parts: econo + metric + s

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