Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ll-xn!cit-vax!oberon!bloom-beacon!dquah From: dquah@athena.mit.edu (Danny Quah) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Statistics, Equations, Editors Message-ID: <1145@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Date: Wed, 15-Jul-87 20:46:54 EDT Article-I.D.: bloom-be.1145 Posted: Wed Jul 15 20:46:54 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 04:30:41 EDT References: <625@uokmax.UUCP> <2524@husc6.UUCP> Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: dquah@ares.UUCP (Danny Quah) Distribution: na Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 27 Keywords: WYSIWYG, statistics, equations, editors Summary: address In article <2524@husc6.UUCP> beck@husc4.UUCP ( beck) writes: > There are two excellent econometrics >programs for the MAC, RATS and SHAZAM. RATS has, I think, the better >graphics package, but is somewhat less friendly (though much more >powerful). Both programs are time series oriented, with SHAZAM possibly >being a bit more flexible. RATS is distributed by VAR, somewhere near >Chicago, and SHAZAM by Ken White, Dept. of Econ., UBC. > Since this has come up here, RATS is by Thomas A. Doan and Robert B. Litterman, VAR Econometrics PO Box 1818, Evanston IL 60204-1818. I haven't seen the MAC version, but swear by their PC and mainframe implementations. I do all my econometrics in C and fortran usually; RATS is the only econometrics package I will even go near. Non-disclaimer: The (original) authors are good friends of mine, and I sympathize greatly with the approach and philosophy of the RATS econometrics package, but I have no financial connection with VAR econometrics. --Danny dquah@athena.mit.edu or dquah@dolphin.mit.edu Dept. of Economics MIT, E52-262d, (617)253-0914 --Danny dquah@athena.mit.edu or dquah@dolphin.mit.edu Dept. of Economics, E52-262d, (617)253-0914