Betahat Demo

The demonstration version contains the full application with two restrictions, it only allows 20 observations per series, and can only simulate the series or expression on the LHS of the regression (the full application has the ability to simulate any variable used in the regression). The demonstration data files that have 20 at the end of the name have 20 or fewer observations and can therefore be read into the demo version of Betahat. The demo version has no time restriction, and is free, so can be used as a free student version, making Betahat popular for teaching econometrics.

We also have the help file available if you'd like to look through that without downloading the entire application (Some users will have to download the file, right select it in Windows Explorer, select Properties, select Unblock to allow the help file to be used.).

A brief demonstration video is available to show Betahat in operation.

If you are new to the program and want to get started, start up Betahat once it is installed, open up the help file, click on the Introduction, then scroll down until you see where it says Tutorial.

The Tutorial will guide you through reading a simple text file into Betahat, quickly pointing out some of the features, and running a regression. From there you can experiment with other model types and options.

If you are interested in the command mode interface there is a command file named TOTAL70.prg that contains commands to estimate and simulate a large number of models. The parts of this file that will run in the demo are the sections that use data files that have no more than 20 observations per series.