TY  - BOOK
AU  - Békés,Gábor
AU  - Kézdi,Gábor
TI  - Data Analysis for Business, Economics, and Policy
SN  - 9781108716208
AV  - H62.B45  
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Quantitative research
KW  - Econometrics
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Data analysis is a process. It starts with formulating a question and collecting appropriate data, or assessing whether the available data can help answer the question. Then comes cleaning and organizing the data, tedious but essential tasks that affect the results of the analysis as much as any other step in the process. Exploratory data analysis gives context to the eventual results and helps deciding the details of the analytical method to be applied. The main analysis consists of choosing and implementing the method to answer the question, with potential robustness checks. Along the way, correct interpretation and effective presentation of the results are crucial. Carefully crafted data visualization help summarize our findings and convey key messages. The final task is to answer the original question, with potential qualifications and directions for future inquiries"--
ER  -