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Contents:

• An Introduction to Inforum
  • An Introduction to G7
  • G7: New for 2024
  • G7: New for 2023
  • G7: New for 2022
  • G7: New for 2021
  • G7: New for 2020
  • G7: New for 2019
  • G7: New for 2018
  • G7: New for 2017
  • G7: New for 2016
  • G7: New for 2015
  • G7: New for 2014
  • G7: New for 2013
  • G7: New for 2012
  • G7: New for 2011
  • G7: New for 2010
  • G7: New for 2009
  • G7: New for 2008
  • G7: New for 2007
• G7 Users’ Guide
  • Getting Started
    • What is G7?
    • Installation
    • Starting G7
    • Looking at a Series in a Data Bank
    • The G7 Editor
    • The G7 Command Reference
    • The 11 Basic G7 Commands
    • Conventions
    • Basic Regression
    • Command Files and the G7 Editor
    • Saving Results
    • Setting Graph Styles
    • Command Files Within Command Files
    • Setting the Properties of the Results Area
  • Data Banks
    • Assigned Data Banks
    • The Workspace Bank: Making, Compressing, and Splicing Banks
  • G7 Commands and Scripts
    • Dates and Frequencies
    • Forming Variables
    • G7 Functions
    • Command Files, Groups, and Do Loops
    • Flow Control
    • User-specified Error Handling
    • Strings in G7
    • Variables and Arguments in G7
    • Reading Data Into G7
    • Writing ASCII Data From G7
    • How To Read and Write in Excel Format with G7
    • Examples For Using the XL Commands
    • Writing Data To Lotus WK1
    • Making Tables
    • Drawing Graphs
    • Miscellaneous Commands and Other Information
  • Regression in G7
    • Ordinary Regression
    • Soft Constraints
    • Distributed Lags
    • Regression Tests
    • Hildreth-Lu Technique for Autocorrelation Correction
    • ARIMA Techniques
    • Seemingly Unrelated Regressions
    • Common-Coefficient, Panel-Data, or Pooled Regressions
    • Non-linear Regression
    • 2SLS and 3SLS
  • Modeling with G7
    • Building a Model
    • Running a Model - Deterministic Simulation
    • Optimizing a Model
    • Stochastic Simulation
    • Graphing Model Results
    • Tabulating Model Results or Data
    • Model Building
    • Running an InterDyme Model in G7
  • Vectors And Matrices
    • Working with Vam Files in G7
    • The Vam Configuration File
    • Creating, Assigning, Setting Defaults, and Closing a Vam File
    • Input of Time Series into Vam Files
    • Input of Vectors into Vam Files
    • Input of Matrices to Vam Files
    • Display of Vam File Data
    • Vector Calculations
    • Matrix Calculations in VAM files
    • Groups of Sector Numbers
    • The Resector Command
    • Linear Interpolation of Vectors and Matrices
    • Moving Vectors and Matrices by Indexing
    • Methods of Scaling
    • The Scale Command
    • The Ctrl Command
    • Methods of Balancing Matrices
    • Matrix Balancing by the Ordinary RAS Method
    • Balancing Matrices with Uncertain Totals
    • Balancing Entire Input-Output Tables
    • Balancing Matrices with Externally Imposed Preconditions
    • The Coef, Flow, Getsum, Load, and Store Commands
    • Writing Vam File Data to ASCII Files
    • Titles for Vam Files
    • Regressions on Industry Data
    • Vam2Vam – Selective Copying From One Vam File to Another
    • VamToG – Creating a G7 bank From Series in a Vam File
  • Other G7 Documentation
• G7 Reference Manual
  • G7 Commands: Symbols
  • G7 Commands: A
  • G7 Commands: B
  • G7 Commands: C
  • G7 Commands: D
  • G7 Commands: E
  • G7 Commands: F
  • G7 Commands: G
  • G7 Commands: H
  • G7 Commands: I
  • G7 Commands: L
  • G7 Commands: M
  • G7 Commands: N
  • G7 Commands: P
  • G7 Commands: Q
  • G7 Commands: R
  • G7 Commands: S
  • G7 Commands: T
  • G7 Commands: U
  • G7 Commands: V
  • G7 Commands: W
  • G7 Commands: X
  • G7 Commands: Y
  • G7 Commands: Z
• G7 Tutorial
  • G7 Tutorial
  • The G7 Main Window and Some Basic G7 Commands
  • The G7 Command Box and Button Bar
  • More on the f Command
  • Running G7 Commands in Batch (Add files)
  • Using the G7 Editor
  • Using Compare to Make Tables
  • Where to Go to Learn More
• Compare Manual
  • Introduction to Compare
  • Preparing the Compare Stub File
  • Choosing a File Type
  • The Most Commonly Used Compare Commands
  • Compare Commands That Control The Table Format
  • Commands That Control The Printer
  • Commands to Build Tables in Excel Format
  • Calculation of Data Within Compare
  • Calculation and Display of Running Totals
  • Commands for Sorting or Ranking
  • Miscellaneous Commands
  • Groups in Compare
  • Commands Used With Vam Files
  • Variables, Expressions, and Functions
  • Running the Compare Program
  • Special Uses with Compare
• Build Macro-Equation Processor
• Banker : The G-Bank Maker
  • What is Banker?
  • Usage
  • How to Format Input Data for Banker
  • Notes for Programmers
• Fixer and MacFixer Programs
  • MacFixer: Fixing Macro Variables in InterDyme Models
  • Fixer: Fixing General Vectors and Matrices in InterDyme Models
• IdBuild Macro-Equation Processor for InterDyme