# Gretl Manual

## Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library

### Allin Cottrell

Department of Economics
Wake Forest University
April, 2005

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List of Tables
4-1. Typical locations for file collections
9-1. Nonlinear regression: the NIST tests
12-1. Default path settings
13-1. Examples of use of genr command
13-2. Estimators
13-3. Tests for models
13-4. Long- and short-form options

List of Figures
2-1. Practice data files window
2-2. Main window, with a practice data file open
2-3. Model specification dialog
2-4. Model output window
3-1. Script window, editing a command file
3-2. Icon view: one model and one graph have been added to the default icons
3-3. Example of model table
8-1. gretl's gnuplot controller
9-1. NLS dialog box

List of Examples
7-1. Use of the Penn World Table
9-1. Consumption function from Greene
9-2. Nonlinear function from Russell Davidson
10-1. Simple Monte Carlo loop
10-2. Nonlinear consumption function
10-3. ARMA 1, 1
10-4. Panel statistics
10-5. String substitution

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