Re: [Gretl-devel] A small, pedantic gripe about "models" in gretl
Since it is one of the most active/important/used menu item in gretl, it is
important its name.
Would "Modelization" be a good single name?
Other options:
Model Specification and Estimation
(I think it is OK to have a long name, because gretl is not prepared for
small screens like mobile phones)
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Lee Adkins wrote:
Hi all,
> I have a very small complaint to make about the GUI label "Model" in the
> main gretl window. I think Model is misnamed since it doesn't contain any
> models. The drop down list consists of estimators, right? I make a big
> deal about the differences between models and estimators in class, there
> it
> is in gretl contradicting me.
>
Well, I'm not sure I'd say that gretl is contradicting you. I guess the
full title of this menu item ought to be "Specify and estimate a model" but
it has to be abbreviated: should the abbreviation indicate the process
(specification + estimation), the tool (estimator) or the end result (an
estimated model)? The proverbial "reasonable people" may differ on this.
Allin
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