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Data recording repeated observations on the same units across time, combining cross-sectional and time-series dimensions.
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Name repeated measurements of the same units across periods.Describe datasets tracking people, firms, regions, or countries over time.
Words that belong together
- analyze panel data
- balanced panel data
- panel-data model
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Panel data let the team follow the same households through five annual surveys.
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The same units are observed at multiple times; distinguish it from repeated cross-sections of different samples.
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