I've used it in undergraduate classes (econometrics) and am currently using
it in a Masters level class that includes a few MBA students. As Allin
states, it can be used at several levels and the GUI is quite intuitive.
Scripting is completely optional at this level, IMO. Most of the basic
statistics are easily available and graphs are easy to generate as well.
You may find the manual I wrote
http://learneconometrics.com/gretl/using_gretl_for_POE4.pdf useful.
Admittedly, the new version contains more complicated scripts than the
previous one did, but the GUI is explained and illustrated as well,
especially in the early chapters and the appendices on statistics and
probability. The book it is based on is an undergraduate/masters level
book and, at least if your course is regression based, fairly easy to
follow.
I love it in class since I can install it on a thumb-drive and carry it
around in my pocket to whatever classroom I'm using. It has made teaching
the computational aspects of statistics much easier for me and my students
have responded very favorably to it (I used to use Stata, and before that
E-Views and SAS).
The scripting language makes it ideal for higher level courses as well.
Cheers,
Lee
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Logan Kelly <logan.kelly(a)uwrf.edu> wrote:
Hello all,
I am considering using Gretl for a Statistics class I teach in an
executive MBA program. I am think about this because (i) Gretl is free for
students to use, and (ii) it does not require admin rights to install.
Point (ii) is the most important. My consern is that while Gretl is great
for econometrics, it might require too much techinical skill for an MBA
program. Does anyone have any thought and/or suggestions?
Thanks,
Logan
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