2. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + u Where Y = Federal Funds Rate X 2 = Inflation Rate X 3 = GDP Growth Rate Other interesting variables my include the S&P 500, Government Deficit, etc. Federal Reserve http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/

3. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + u Where Y = The change in the unemployment rate X 2 = The growth rate of GDP Other interesting variables may include: unemployment insurance, government purchases, etc.

4. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + u Where Y = Personal Consumption Expenditures X 2 = Personal Income X 3 = Interest Rate Other interesting variables may include: S&P 500, or other measures of “wealth”.

5. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + u Where Y = Imports X 2 = Personal Income X 3 = Exchange Rate Other interesting variables may include: S&P 500, or other measures of “wealth”.

6. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Winning Percentage X 2 = Payroll X 3 to X K may be variables such as ERA, HR, etc. http://www.rodneyfort.com/SportsData/BizFra me.htm

7. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Salary X 2 to X K are various measures of performance, TD, YDS, HR, BA, ERA, etc.

8. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = The price of a specific stock X 3 to X K may be variables such as industry specific data, the overall stock market, GDP, etc. http://finance.yahoo.com/

9. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = A measure of Environmental Quality X 2 to X K are various measures of potential environmental stressors. http://www.yale.edu/esi/

10. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Total Revenue X 3 to X K may be variables such as number of Academy Awards, “Stars”, Budget, etc. http://www.imdb.com/

11. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Oil Price per Barrel X 3 to X K may be variables such as U.S. GDP growth, the value of the dollar, etc. http://www.eia.doe.gov/

12. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Auction Price of Record X 3 to X K may be variables such as: Studio, Age of Record, # of Bidders, etc. http://www.popsike.com/

13. Y = B 1 + B 2 X 2 + B 3 X 3 + … + B K X K + u Where Y = Crime Rate X 3 to X K may be variables such as Educational Attainment, Per Capita Income, Unemployment, etc. U.S. Dept. of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm

14.  NBER: http://www.nber.org/http://www.nber.org/  World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.worldbank.org/  IMF: http://www.imf.org/http://www.imf.org/  U.S. Statistical Abstract: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/  Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/http://www.bls.gov/  Bureau of Economic Analysis: http://www.bea.gov/http://www.bea.gov/