strange number on the SSR?

[toysandflavors]

Hello there. Thats my first post here. I am struggling to do my dissertation and i have a problem, I got the followin estimation output, with a strange number at the sum squared resid. (1.71e+08). Can you help me interpret this number?I mean is it right to have that kind of number in the estimation output in general, or not?

[startz]

Hello there. Thats my first post here. I am struggling to do my dissertation and i have a problem, I got the followin estimation output, with a strange number at the sum squared resid. (1.71e+08). Can you help me interpret this number?I mean is it right to have that kind of number in the estimation output in general, or not?

Why not? About the only requirement on the SSR is that it be nonnegative.

[toysandflavors]

Thank you for your answer!

Yes i know about this. My problem is that i dont know what that number is??? For example is it really small real number ???? I dont know what e+* stands for.Thank you for your time.

[startz]

Thank you for your answer!

Yes i know about this. My problem is that i dont know what that number is??? For example is it really small real number ???? I dont know what e+* stands for.Thank you for your time.

Sorry. "e" in this context means "ten to the power." So 1.71e+08 means 1.71*(10^8). The plus after the "e" just indicates that it's a positive power.

[toysandflavors]

Ok! Thank you very much for your quick answer.

[EViews Gareth]

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