1. Data Analysis with Eviews

2. A. Entering Data

3. Sample Excel Worksheet filename : ubook years: 1990 - 1999

4. Defining the Workfile Start Eviews Select File/New/Workfile Enter the frequency and the range

5. Entering Frequency and Range Frequency workfile Start dateEnd date Annual a 1990 1999 Semi-annual s 1990:11999:2 Quarterly q 1990:11999:4 Monthly m 1990:11999:12 Weekly* w 01/01/199031/12/1999 Daily[5 day]* d 01/01/199031/12/1999 Daily[7 day]* 7 01/01/199031/12/1999 Undated u 1100

6. Information Needed to Import name of the worksheet where the data are (unnecessary if the data file is a worksheet) the number of variables where (cell) the data (numbers) begin

7. Importing the Excel Worksheet Procs/Import/Read Text-Lotus-Excel

8. Entering the Worksheet Info (1) The Excel workbook must not be in use. Close it. (2) Must indicate the cell where the data begin. (3) Must indicate the number of Columns.

9. Workfile Created

10. Examine the Contents 12

11. Using Commands workfile “name” “frequency” “range” data “variable name” Start typing data

12. Resizing the Workfile range

13. B. Basic Data Analysis and Transformation

14. Select the Variable

15. Timeplot Select: View/Line Graph

16. Freeze

17. Line/Shade in Freezed Version

18. Descriptive Statistics View/Descriptive Statistics/Histogram and Stats

19. Storing Descriptive Statistics scalar m=@mean(series_name) scalar s=@stdev(series_name)

20. Creation of “Time” Variable

21. Linear Trend Line

22. Actual, Fitted, Residual Graph

23. log and diff

24. lead and lag “series” to create a new series

25. Open Data as One Group Select Objects, Double Click, Select Open Group. The Group can be Stored as a new object

26. Timeplot – Multiple Graph Select Multiple Graphs/ Line

27. Descriptive Statistics by Variables Select: Descriptive Stat /Individual Samples

28. Scatterplot and Regression Select month (x) and general (y) in that order; name.

29. Scatterplot and Regression View/Graph/Scatter/Simple with Regression

30. Using a Section of Data