econometrics

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˌkɒnəˈmɛtrɪks/

plural noun

[treated as singular]
  • the branch of economics concerned with the use of mathematical methods (especially statistics) in describing economic systems.

Derivatives

econometric

adjective

econometrician

Pronunciation: /-məˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

econometrist

noun

Origin:

1930s: from economy, on the pattern of words such as biometrics