econometrics
/ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/US/ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/
econometrics noun: the branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
Noun
econometrics (uncountable)
- The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
- The credibility revolution in econometrics was an understandable reaction to the identification of causal mechanisms by assertion, often controversial and sometimes incredible.2024 March, Angus Deaton, “Rethinking My Economics”, in F&D Magazine
- Here is a poetic finding from econometrics: As the rich get richer, they want more from other humans, not less.2026 May 3, Ezra Klein, “Why the A.I. Job Apocalypse (Probably) Won’t Happen”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
econometrics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
econometrics in Hindi
- branch of economics
- अर्थमिति arthamiti
econometrics in Tamil
- பொருளாதார அளவை, அளவைப் பொருளியல்
econometrics in Marathi
- branch of economics
- अर्थमिती arthamitī
econometrics in Bengali
- branch of economics
- অর্থমিতি orthomiti
More languagesFewer languages
- econometrics in Telugu
- అర్థమితి arthamiti
- econometrics in Kannada
- ಅರ್ಥಮಾಪನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ arthamāpanaśāstra, ಅರ್ಥಮಿತಿ arthamiti
- econometrics in Punjabi
- ਅਰਥਮਿਤਿ arathmiti
- econometrics in Gujarati
- અર્થમિતિ arthamiti
- econometrics in Nepali
- अर्थमिति arthamiti
- econometrics in Malay
- ekonometrik
- econometrics in Indonesian
- ekonometri, ekonometrika
- econometrics in Vietnamese
- kinh tế lượng
Origin of econometrics
An adaptation of the French économétrie. Coined by Norwegian economist Ragnar Frisch in 1926. Compare the earlier German Oekonometrie (now generally spelt Ökonometrie), first used (in a different sense) by Polish economist Paweł Ciompa in 1910.
Words formed from econometrics
Questions about econometrics
- What does econometrics mean?
- Econometrics means the branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
- What is econometrics in Hindi?
- Econometrics in Hindi is अर्थमिति (arthamiti). See Econometrics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is econometrics?
- Econometrics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce econometrics?
- Econometrics is pronounced /ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ (UK).
Words near econometrics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: econometrics (page history and authors); econometrics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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