DUMMY VARIABLES AND THE STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE ESTIMATORS

M.A. Soliman

No 13654, Staff Papers from University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics

Abstract: This paper is concerned with investigating the efficiency of estimators using dummy variables relative to the efficiency of the estimators obtained from "separate" functions. First the advantages of using dummy variables are discussed. Second, the proof of the efficiency criteria of estimators obtained using the dummy variables is developed. Third, the consequences of using dummy variables when the variance by season is different are discussed. Finally, a simple case is shown.

Keywords: Research; Methods/Statistical; Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1969
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13654

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