Econometrics is an economic discipline based on certain economic theories and statistical data, using mathematics, statistical methods and computer technology, and establishing econometric models as the main means to quantitatively analyze and study the relationship between economic variables with random characteristics.

The main contents include theoretical econometrics and applied econometrics. Theoretical econometrics mainly studies how to use, transform and develop mathematical statistics methods to make them a special method to measure economic relations.

Second, the difference between econometrics and general economic mathematics methods

1, the research methods are different.

The research method of econometrics is a new mathematical form based on probability theory and mathematical statistics, while the research method of general economic mathematics is not necessarily based on probability theory and mathematical statistics, but also includes other mathematical theorems.

2. The research results are different.

The research result of general economics writing is certain, while the conclusion of econometric model is probabilistic or uncertain.

3. The emphasis is different.

General economic mathematics focuses on mathematical proof and deduction, and tends to theoretical research, while econometrics is closely related to mathematical statistics, focusing on the treatment of practical problems in the process of establishing and applying models and tending to practical research.

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