Essentials of Applied Econometrics prepares students for a world in which more data surround us every day and in which econometric tools are put to a diversity of uses. Written for students and for professionals interested in continuing their econometric education, this succinct text uses vivid examples and data pulled from a variety of real world sources to teach only the best practices and state of the art techniques that are essential to mastering the subject matter. The emphasis on application uniquely prepares the reader for today's econometric work, which can include analyzing causal relationships or analyzing correlations in big data to obtain useful insights.