FRONTIER 4.1下载与帮助说明

计量统计软件FRONTIER4.1下载与帮助说明[文件英文部分为程序作者的说明，但有些操作方面没有具体详述，方括号中为注释内容，具体的程序调试成功，结果也可行]FRONTIERVersion4.1********************ASTOCHASTIICFRONTIERANALYSISPROGRAM[即sfa分析模型，计量统计软件]byTimCoelli[作者信息，遇到具体的问题可与之联系]CentreforEfficiencyandProductivityAnalysisSchoolofEconomicsUniversityofQueenslandBrisbane,QLD4072Australia.email:[e-mail]:[本软件实际下载地址：如无法下载请留言索取]GETTINGSTARTED:[即将文件复制到文件夹中或由压缩包解压到自己的文件夹中，不用详看]1.OpentheWINDOWSEXPLORERprogramonyourPC.2.Createanewfolderonyourharddrive,forexamplecalledFRONTIER,byusingtheFile/New/Folderoption.3.CopyALLthefilesassociatedwithFRONTIERintothisfolder,usingtheFile/Copyoptionorbydrag-and-drop.4.IfthefilesarestoredinaFRONT41.ZIPfile,youwillthenneedtounzip(extract)thefilesbydouble-clickingonthezipfileandextractingthecontentsofthezipfileintotheFRONTIERfolder.FILESUSEDBYFRONTIER[数据文件的使用方法]FRONTIERusesthreetextfileswhenitconductsananalysis.Theseare:-adatafile(eg.namedeg1-dta.txt)[等处理“数据文件”]-aninstructionfile(eg.namedeg1-ins.txt)[“指令文件”]-anoutputfile(eg.namedeg1-out.txt)[“输出文件”]Allofthesefilesaretextfiles.Theycanbeeditedusingmanyprograms.Forexample,NOTEPAD,WORDPAD,WORD,WORDPERFECT,etc.WesuggestyouuseWORDPADtoviewandeditthesefiles.[数据文件都是用“记事本”格式，方便编辑]HOWTORUNTHEPROGRAM[具体程序运行步骤]TopracticerunningFRONTIERdouble-clickontheFRONT41.EXEfilename.[双击FRONT41.EXE直接运行，但建议在DOS界面运行便于查看结果(不然后面会一闪界面就没了)，具体当面说明][注意一定要包含此四个文件：front41.exe,front41.FOR,front41.000,F77L3.EER]Theprogramwillthenaskforaninstructionfilename.Typeineg1-ins.txt(andhittheRETURNkey).FRONTIERwillonlytakeafewsecondstocompletethissmallexample.Tolookattheoutputfile(eg1-out.txt)youthensimplydouble-clickontheeg1-out.txtfilename.[根据提示，输入指示文件名，并回车。运行此范例后，可以双击eg1-out.txt查看结果][具体为：开始时出现如下提示：]Doyouwishtotypeinstructionsattheterminal(t)oruseaninstructionfile(f)?[即询问是手动输入命令（即一些输入参数）还是用一个指令文件（应事先把参数都写好放在指令文件中）][建议把“数据文件”放在同一目录后，写好参数到一个“指令文件”也放在同目录下][选择后者，即输入f,然后再输入指令文件名，回车即可打开“输出文件”查看结果][后面讲述一些应用技巧，粗略了解一下即可]FILENAMESINDOS[在DOS界面的文件名规范，即命令操作注意事项，基本简短即可]FRONTIERisaDOScomputerprogram.InDOSallfilenamesmustsatisfycertainrestrictions:-nomorethan12characters-nomorethan3charactersaftertheperiod(.)-nomorethan8charactersbeforetheperiodThatis,thelargestpossiblefilenamehastheform:XXXXXXXX.XXXSinceweusetextfiles,thefilenamewillalwayshavetxtaftertheperiod.Thatis:XXXXXXXX.txt[后缀用txt，便于双击直接查看]CREATINGANEWINSTRUCTIONFILE[指令文件的建立]Theeasiestwaytocreateanewinstruction/commandfileistoopenanexistinginstructionfile(eg.eg1-ins.txt)usingWORDPADandthensaveitunderanewname(eg.abc2-ins.txt).ThisisdonebyusingtheFile/SaveAsoptionsinWORDPAD.Thenyoucaneditthecontentsofthisnewfiletosuityournewanalysis.CREATINGDATAFILESUSINGEXCEL[用excel建立数据文件]ManypeoplestoretheirdatainExcelfiles.ToconstructatextfilefromanExcelfile,openthefileinExcelandthenusetheFile/SaveAsoptioninExcelandsaveitasatextfile.However,besuretoremoveanycolumnnamesfirst-thedatafileshouldonlycontainnumbers.[即打开原excel文件后，另存为“文本文档”类型的文件即可]MANUAL[指导手册]Coelli,T.(1996)'AGuidetoFRONTIERVersion4.1:AComputerProgramforStochasticFrontierProductionandCostFunctionEstimation',CEPAWorkingPaper96/08,UniversityofNewEngland.ACOPYOFTHISGUIDEISPROVIDEDINTHEFILE:FRONT41.PDF.ForadditionalinformationonthesemethodsseeChapters8and9inCoelli,RaoandBattese(1998),AnIntroductiontoEfficiencyandProductivityAnalysis,KluwerAcademicPublishers,Boston.LIABILITY[权责说明]Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensurethatthissoftwareisfreeoferrors.However,thesoftwareissuppliedwithoutanywarrantyastotheperformanceorfitnessoftheprogramforanyparticularpurpose.Allriskrelatingtotheresultsandperformanceofthisprogramisassumedbytheuser.CEPAshallnotbeliableforanydamagesresultingfromtheuseofthisproduct.＝＝＝另附我整理的PDF中部分帮助文档解释，所述的特定文件名有所不同，彩色部分暂时无法显示＝＝＝＝＝。。。略。。。3.1FilesNeeded[文件要求，这个在说明文档里有]TheexecutionofFRONTIERVersion4.1onanIBMPCgenerallyinvolvesfivefiles:1)TheexecutablefileFRONT41.EXE2)Thestart-upfileFRONT41.0003)Adatafile(forexample,calledTEST.DTA)4)Aninstructionfile(forexample,calledTEST.INS)5)Anoutputfile(forexample,calledTEST.OUT).Thestart-upfile,FRONT41.000,containsvaluesforanumberofkeyvariablessuchastheconvergencecriterion,printingflagsandsoon.Thistextfilemaybeeditediftheuserwishestoalteranyvalues.ThisfileisdiscussedfurtherinAppendixA.Thedataandinstructionfilesmustbecreatedbytheuserpriortoexecution.TheoutputfileiscreatedbyFRONTIERduringexecution.Examplesofadata,instructionandoutputfilesarelistedinSection4.Theprogramrequiresthatthedatabelistedinantextfileandisquiteparticularabouttheformat.[程序的格式要求]Thedatamustbelistedbyobservation.Theremustbe3+k[+p]columns[列]presentedinthefollowingorder:1)Firmnumber(anintegerintherange1toN)2)Periodnumber(anintegerintherange1toT)3)Yit4)x1it:3+k)xkit[3+k+1)z1it:3+k+p)zpit].Thezentriesarelistedinsquarebrackets[方括号中的z]toindicatethattheyarenotalwaysneeded.TheyareonlyusedwhenModel2isbeingestimated.Theobservationscanbelistedinanyorderbutthecolumnsmustbeinthestatedorder[行间可换，列序要一致].TheremustbeatleastoneobservationoneachoftheNfirmsandtheremustbeatleastoneobservati