use http://www.principlesofeconometrics.com/stata/beer.dta

 2. Describe the dataset:

• What can you tell me about the data? 
• How could we use this data? 
• Who would care about this data? 

 

3. Choose 2 variables and provide univariate summary statistics for each. 

• Use the summarize command & show histograms
• What patterns do we see in the variables? 
• Comment on why these patterns might exist in the dataset
• What kind of biases might exist in the patterns seen here? 

 

4. Perform a short analysis of the relationship between the two vars

• Show a scatter plot of the two vars
• Show the coefficient of correlation & discuss.
• Perform a simple regression of each var on the other (two separate regressions)
• Do these regression results match your expectations, based on economic theory? 

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