Download and execute Betahat 6.0 demo.

If you use Windows 95, 98, or NT, there are special installation instructions.

 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.

If you are familiar with older versions of Betahat you will have no trouble using 5.0.  The main difference is that there is now 1 window with several tabs, where older versions  had several windows.  The function of the pull down menus is now dependent on which tab you are on.  For example if you select File - Open while the Results tab is displayed then you can open up results files, if you select File - Open while the Command Mode tab is displayed then you can open up a command file, and so forth.

If you are new to the program and want to get started, start up Betahat once it is installed, open up the help file.  It should look like this

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 TOTAL50.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.