Since it is one of the most active/important/used menu item in gretl, it is important its name.
Would "Modelization" be a good single name? Other options: Model Specification and Estimation (I think it is OK to have a long name, because gretl is not prepared for small screens like mobile phones) On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell(a)wfu.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Lee Adkins wrote: > > Hi all, >> I have a very small complaint to make about the GUI label "Model" in the >> main gretl window. I think Model is misnamed since it doesn't contain any >> models. The drop down list consists of estimators, right? I make a big >> deal about the differences between models and estimators in class, there >> it >> is in gretl contradicting me. >> > > Well, I'm not sure I'd say that gretl is contradicting you. I guess the > full title of this menu item ought to be "Specify and estimate a model" but > it has to be abbreviated: should the abbreviation indicate the process > (specification + estimation), the tool (estimator) or the end result (an > estimated model)? The proverbial "reasonable people" may differ on this. > > Allin > _______________________________________________ > Gretl-devel mailing list > Gretl-devel(a)lists.wfu.edu > http://lists.wfu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gretl-devel >
Since it is one of the most active/important/used menu item in gretl, it is important its name.
Would "Modelization" be a good single name?
Other options:
Model Specification and Estimation
(I think it is OK to have a long name, because gretl is not prepared for small screens like mobile phones)
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Allin Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Lee Adkins wrote:
Hi all,
I have a very small complaint to make about the GUI label "Model" in the
main gretl window. I think Model is misnamed since it doesn't contain any
models. The drop down list consists of estimators, right? I make a big
deal about the differences between models and estimators in class, there it
is in gretl contradicting me.
Well, I'm not sure I'd say that gretl is contradicting you. I guess the full title of this menu item ought to be "Specify and estimate a model" but it has to be abbreviated: should the abbreviation indicate the process (specification + estimation), the tool (estimator) or the end result (an estimated model)? The proverbial "reasonable people" may differ on this.
Allin
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