Our next E-course will deal with Panel and Grouped Data, and will run from January 26 to March 8 of 2012. This will be based largely on Baltagi's Econometrics of Panel Data, 4th edition.
We are adding quite a few new capabilities to RATS Version 8.1 for handling panel and grouped data and this course will go over them carefully. Among the topics will be organizing data, handling balanced vs unbalanced (or generally grouped) data, panel data transformations, fixed and random effects issues with dynamic models (lagged dependent variables and panel VAR's), unit roots and cointegration, and fixed and random effects in non-linear models like probits.
You can also purchase the workbooks and examples from previous courses. See Previous Course Materials for a list of the Course Materials currently available.
Our web-based "e-courses" are taught by Tom Doan, the author of the RATS software. The courses are presented via private sections of our discussion forum. These private sections are accessible only to registered course participants.
Each week, we post a new lesson in the form of a PDF document, along with accompanying example programs, procedure files, and sample data. The course participants can post questions and get answers on the forum, or send questions by email. This approach allows you to work through the lessons and examples on your own time and at your own pace, although we do recommend that you try to keep up with the weekly schedule.
To register for a course or purchase a set of course materials via the website, go to Online Registration.
To register for a web course by mail or fax, click on Course Registration Form to download an order form in PDF format.
To order course materials from a previous course by mail or fax, click on Course Materials Order Form to download an order form in PDF format.
To register by phone, call 800-822-8038.