Statistics and econometrics is important but only as a tool not thing in itself.
From the economist.com
Econometrics is at least as much forward looking as dynamics in any other field.
From the newscientist.com
I don't think there is a subset of statistics that pertains only to econometrics.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His main contributions were to the fields of general equilibrium and econometrics.
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This can be done with simultaneous-equation methods of estimation in econometrics.
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Spatial econometrics is the field where spatial analysis and econometrics intersect.
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This level is mainly instrumental, and driven mainly by statistics and econometrics.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Econometrics can't even exist without predictions and good or bad attempts.
From the economist.com
Guess he has not had much exposure to econometrics, climate modelling and climatology.
From the forbes.com
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The application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data
(econometric) of or relating to econometrics; "econometric theories"
(econometric) any method that combines economics with mathematical techniques. In many cases this method requires a subjective hypothesis around which the mathematical model is constructed.
The attempts of statisticians and mathematicians to discover economic laws and solve problems of human action by the use of statistical data which necessarily relate to the past. ...
The analysis of economic systems containing supply and demand data using statistical models.
Mathematical computerized models used to illustrate the relationship between key economic conditions such as employment rates, interest rates, and government policies. It is then used to conduct analyses on various economic situations. ...
The statistical tools for analyzing economic data.