GNU Regression, Econometrics and Time-Series Library (opens in new tab)

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62 pointsvyuh3y ago10 comments

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I used GRETL some on graduate school. Thanks for the reminder.

Ultimately I wroteost of my own in Matlab, C, and Python. GRETL at the time wasn't consistent to the results in texts books (not always the fault of GRETL!).

spaniard892773y ago

I've tried gretl and liked it, but scripting with it was challenging IIRC.

clircle3y ago

What's the point given that R exists?

bachmeier3y ago

R's a programming language. Gretl is a GUI program that was originally created for teaching econometrics. (You may not be aware that Gretl has been around for many years, so it's a legit question.)

HWR_143y ago

It was invented so people could learn econometrics or for professors to use to assign econometric homework?

zhdc13y ago

Gretl was released back in 2000, well before R gained enough traction be become one of the main programming languages for statistical computing.

michaericalribo3y ago

R itself was first released in 1993, and is based on S / S-Plus which date to the 70s...moreover, these have been standard tools since the 80s at least, well before Gretl...

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tomrod3y ago

Different user space. This competes with STATA and other canned package delivery applications.

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10 comments

tomrod3y ago

I used GRETL some on graduate school. Thanks for the reminder.

Ultimately I wroteost of my own in Matlab, C, and Python. GRETL at the time wasn't consistent to the results in texts books (not always the fault of GRETL!).

spaniard892773y ago

I've tried gretl and liked it, but scripting with it was challenging IIRC.

clircle3y ago

What's the point given that R exists?

bachmeier3y ago

R's a programming language. Gretl is a GUI program that was originally created for teaching econometrics. (You may not be aware that Gretl has been around for many years, so it's a legit question.)

HWR_143y ago

It was invented so people could learn econometrics or for professors to use to assign econometric homework?

zhdc13y ago

Gretl was released back in 2000, well before R gained enough traction be become one of the main programming languages for statistical computing.

michaericalribo3y ago

R itself was first released in 1993, and is based on S / S-Plus which date to the 70s...moreover, these have been standard tools since the 80s at least, well before Gretl...

2 more replies

tomrod3y ago

Different user space. This competes with STATA and other canned package delivery applications.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse