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An Introduction to *G7*
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*G7* is a data base, regression, and econometric model-building program for Windows.  It is designed to estimate regression equations with annual, quarterly, or monthly time-series data.  *G7* takes its name from Carl Friedrich Gauss, the originator of the method of least squares.  The *G7* project is maintained at the University of Maryland, but is supported by contributions of Inforum colleagues around the world.  Please visit the `Inforum web site <http://www.InforumEcon.com>`_ for more information and the latest version of the *G7* software.  The latest edition of these help files and additional documentation also may be found there.  Please report any problems with the software, and please send questions and comments by `email <mailto://inforum.webmaster@gmail.com>`_ to the Inforum webmaster.

Serveral sources of information are available for *G7*.  These include the *G7* Help Files that include the *G7* User Guide and Reference Manual, the *G7* Tutorial, and  the `Software Demonstrations routines <http://inforumweb.inforumecon.com/software/demos.html>`_ that are available from the Inforum web site.