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How to import data from Excel to gretl Things you have to do in excel Download Requested Data (e.g. from Datastream/Bloomberg) Arrange series in consecutive columns First column should indicate the type of data that will be imported, for example it might contain dates Write down the name of the sheet along with the first row and column that contain your data Write down how the number of the series and the total number of observations Save your Excel file

How to import data from Excel to gretl If first column on the left doesn’t contain anything, gretl will assume that cross sectional data is imported. Alternatively, if first column is filled, gretl will try to recognize the data type that is imported series named in top row Data starts on 6th row and 4th column Sheet that contains data: a

How to import data from Excel to gretl Things you have to do in gretl Open gretl, go to Open data->User file

How to import data from Excel to Eviews Things you have to do in gretl 1. Select the correct file type 2. Navigate to the folder where you have saved your Excel file 3. Select the file and click open 2 1 3

How to import data from Excel to gretl Things you have to do in gretl Define the column where data starts (if you have included a date column, your data starts at that column) Define the row where data starts (if you have included names in the top row, your data starts there at that row) Define spreadsheet where data is saved

First Exercises using gretl How to plot a line of your series Right click your series and select Time series plot How to see descriptive stats of your series Right click your series and select Summary Statistics How to see the histogram of your series Right click your series and select Frequency Distribution

First Exercises using gretl How to run a regression Using the program. Go to Model->Ordinary Least Squares

First Exercises using Eviews How to run a regression Use the wizard to define your model

First Exercises using gretl How to run a regression Example of an estimated regression