Using EViews for Principles of Econometrics


Large files: ces.wf1     cola.wf1    cola2.wf1    cps.wf1    crime.wf1    figure3-c.wf1    london.wf1    mroz.wf1    nels.wf1    nls.wf1    nls_panel2.wf1 nls_panel.wf1    olympics.wf1    stockton.wf1

Working with large files: EViews 6 Student Version is restricted in that it will not save very large workfiles. However such files can be opened and worked with as usual.

Files with series containing more than 1500 observations. The following message appears when the file is opened. Workfile cannot be saved even if some series are deleted. However, save your results (equations, figures, tables, etc.) as objects in the workfile. Delete the series from the workfile and save the workfile under a new name. This will preserve your results.


Files with series containing fewer than 1500 observations but more than 15,000 total observations. The following message appears when the file is opened. Workfile can be saved  if some series are deleted.  Delete some unnecessary series from the workfile and save the workfile under a new name.

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